CVE-2012-6093

Description

The QSslSocket::sslErrors function in Qt before 4.6.5, 4.7.x before 4.7.6, 4.8.x before 4.8.5, when using certain versions of openSSL, uses an "incompatible structure layout" that can read memory from the wrong location, which causes Qt to report an incorrect error when certificate validation fails and might cause users to make unsafe security decisions to accept a certificate.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.09% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory qt-project.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00086.html vendor advisory
https://codereview.qt-project.org/#change%2C42461
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=697582
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1723-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00014.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/52217 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00089.html vendor advisory
http://qt.gitorious.org/qt/qt/commit/3b14dc93cf0ef06f1424d7d6319a1af4505faa53%20%284.7%29
http://lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/announce/2013-January/000020.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://qt.gitorious.org/qt/qt/commit/691e78e5061d4cbc0de212d23b06c5dffddf2098%20%284.8%29
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/04/6 mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=891955

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-6093?
CVE-2012-6093 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-6093?
To fix CVE-2012-6093, 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-2012-6093 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-6093 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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