CVE-2023-43114: Medium severity trolltech qt vulnerability
Published Sep 18, 2023
·Updated
An issue was discovered in Qt before 5.15.16, 6.x before 6.2.10, and 6.3.x through 6.5.x before 6.5.3 on Windows. When using the GDI font engine, if a corrupted font is loaded via QFontDatabase::addApplicationFont{FromData], then it can cause the application to crash because of missing length checks.
Affected Software
4 affected components
Qt QT<5.15.16
Qt QT>=6.0.0<6.2.10
Qt QT>=6.5.0<6.5.3
Microsoft Windows
Remediation
Patch Available
Event History
Sep 18, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?
The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2023-43114.
2
What is the severity of CVE-2023-43114?
The severity of CVE-2023-43114 is medium (5.5).
3
What is the affected software for CVE-2023-43114?
The affected software for CVE-2023-43114 is Qt versions before 5.15.16, 6.x before 6.2.10, and 6.3.x through 6.5.x before 6.5.3 on Windows.
4
How does CVE-2023-43114 impact the application?
CVE-2023-43114 can cause the application to crash when a corrupted font is loaded via QFontDatabase::addApplicationFontFromData on Windows.
5
Is Microsoft Windows affected by CVE-2023-43114?
No, Microsoft Windows is not vulnerable to CVE-2023-43114.