CVE-2010-2621

Public Exploit

Description

The QSslSocketBackendPrivate::transmit function in src_network_ssl_qsslsocket_openssl.cpp in Qt 4.6.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed request.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.57% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/46410 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1657 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://aluigi.org/poc/qtsslame.zip exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41250 vdb entry exploit
http://osvdb.org/65860 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/40389 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://qt.gitorious.org/qt/qt/commit/c25c7c9bdfade6b906f37ac8bad44f6f0de57597
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/12056605 vendor advisory
http://aluigi.org/adv/qtsslame-adv.txt

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2621?
CVE-2010-2621 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2621?
To fix CVE-2010-2621, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-2621 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-2621 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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