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CVE-2015-1859

Published: May 12, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
NVD MITRE
6.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
7.2%
Top 6.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in plugins/imageformats/ico/qicohandler.cpp in the QtBase module in Qt before 4.8.7 and 5.x before 5.4.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ICO image.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

n/an/a
fedorafedoraproject
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
qtdigia
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
qtqt
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
fedoraprojectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora project
digiacommercialOSS Librariesaka digia
qtcommercialOSS Libraries

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155424.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74307
securityfocus.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155927.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
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Timeline

Published
May 12, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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