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Vulnerability · Published Aug 9, 2021 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2020-24742

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in the qtbase-opensource-src package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 67% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An issue has been fixed in Qt versions 5.14.0 where QPluginLoader attempts to load plugins relative to the working directory, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted files.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12qtbase-opensource-src5.12.5+dfsg-8DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24742
Debian:13qtbase-opensource-src5.12.5+dfsg-8DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24742
Debian:14qtbase-opensource-src5.12.5+dfsg-8DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24742
Debian:12qtbase-opensource-src-gles5.14.2+dfsg-3DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24742
Debian:13qtbase-opensource-src-gles5.14.2+dfsg-3DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24742
Debian:14qtbase-opensource-src-gles5.14.2+dfsg-3DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24742
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSqtbase-opensource-src-gles5.15.2+dfsg-4UBUNTU-CVE-2020-24742

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
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References