| Name | CVE-2012-5624 |
| Description | The XMLHttpRequest object in Qt before 4.8.4 enables http redirection to the file scheme, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to force the read of arbitrary local files and possibly obtain sensitive information via a file: URL to a QML application. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 695156 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| qt4-x11 (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 4:4.8.6+git64-g5dc8b2b+dfsg-3+deb8u5 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 4:4.8.7+dfsg-11+deb9u3 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 4:4.8.7+dfsg-11+deb9u4 | fixed |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 4:4.8.7+dfsg-18+deb10u2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| qt4-x11 | source | squeeze | (not affected) | | | |
| qt4-x11 | source | (unstable) | 4:4.8.2+dfsg-7 | | | 695156 |
Notes
[squeeze] - qt4-x11 <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
http://lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/announce/2012-November/000014.html