Trolltech Qt QSslSocket Class Certificate Verification Security Bypass Vulnerability

BID:27112

Info

Trolltech Qt QSslSocket Class Certificate Verification Security Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 27112
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2007-5965
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Dec 21 2007 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:06PM
Credit: The vendor disclosed this issue.
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 amd64
Trolltech Qt 4.3.2
Trolltech Qt 4.3.1
Trolltech Qt 4.3
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.3
Redhat Fedora 7
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0
Not Vulnerable: Trolltech Qt 4.3.3

Discussion

Trolltech Qt QSslSocket Class Certificate Verification Security Bypass Vulnerability

Trolltech Qt QSslSocket class is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability because of an unspecified error in the certificate-validation functionality.

Remote attackers can exploit this issue to successfully authenticate to applications using QSslSocket with an unverified spoofed certificate; other attacks may also be possible.

This issue affects Qt 4.3.0, 4.3.1, and 4.3.2.

Exploit / POC

Trolltech Qt QSslSocket Class Certificate Verification Security Bypass Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Trolltech Qt QSslSocket Class Certificate Verification Security Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released patches for this issue. Please see the references for more information.


Trolltech Qt 4.3

Trolltech Qt 4.3.1

Trolltech Qt 4.3.2

References

Trolltech Qt QSslSocket Class Certificate Verification Security Bypass Vulnerability

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