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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.3/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=697582
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00086.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00089.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00014.html
- http://lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/announce/2013-January/000020.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://qt.gitorious.org/qt/qt/commit/3b14dc93cf0ef06f1424d7d6319a1af4505faa53%20%284.7%29
- http://qt.gitorious.org/qt/qt/commit/691e78e5061d4cbc0de212d23b06c5dffddf2098%20%284.8%29
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52217Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/04/6
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1723-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=891955
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/#change%2C42461
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=697582
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00086.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00089.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00014.html
- http://lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/announce/2013-January/000020.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://qt.gitorious.org/qt/qt/commit/3b14dc93cf0ef06f1424d7d6319a1af4505faa53%20%284.7%29
- http://qt.gitorious.org/qt/qt/commit/691e78e5061d4cbc0de212d23b06c5dffddf2098%20%284.8%29
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52217Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/04/6
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1723-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=891955
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/#change%2C42461
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 24, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified