Qt before 3.3.4 searches the BUILD_PREFIX directory, which could be world-writable, to…
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Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Qt before 3.3.4 searches the BUILD_PREFIX directory, which could be world-writable, to load shared libraries regardless of the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable, which allows local users to execute arbitrary programs.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00361 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 12
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:trolltech:qt:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Trolltech |
| cpe:2.3:a:trolltech:qt:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.3 | Vulnerable | Trolltech |
| cpe:2.3:a:trolltech:qt:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.5 | Vulnerable | Trolltech |
| cpe:2.3:a:trolltech:qt:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | Trolltech |
| cpe:2.3:a:trolltech:qt:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.1 | Vulnerable | Trolltech |
| cpe:2.3:a:trolltech:qt:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1.2 | Vulnerable | Trolltech |
| cpe:2.3:a:trolltech:qt:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.1 | Vulnerable | Trolltech |
| cpe:2.3:a:trolltech:qt:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.3 | Vulnerable | Trolltech |
| cpe:2.3:a:trolltech:qt:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.0 | Vulnerable | Trolltech |
| cpe:2.3:a:trolltech:qt:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.1 | Vulnerable | Trolltech |
- cpe:2.3:a:trolltech:qt:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Trolltech
- cpe:2.3:a:trolltech:qt:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·Trolltech
- cpe:2.3:a:trolltech:qt:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.5 Vulnerable ·Trolltech
- cpe:2.3:a:trolltech:qt:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Trolltech
- cpe:2.3:a:trolltech:qt:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Trolltech
- cpe:2.3:a:trolltech:qt:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·Trolltech
- cpe:2.3:a:trolltech:qt:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·Trolltech
- cpe:2.3:a:trolltech:qt:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.3 Vulnerable ·Trolltech
- cpe:2.3:a:trolltech:qt:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.0 Vulnerable ·Trolltech
- cpe:2.3:a:trolltech:qt:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.1 Vulnerable ·Trolltech
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0627
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-96vr-52vh-8q5x
References
More Trolltech Qt vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-00632 Heap-based buffer overflow in the BMP image format parser for the QT library (qt3) before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2007-04005 Off-by-one error in the QUtf8Decoder::toUnicode function in Trolltech Qt 3 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2007-03283 Multiple format string vulnerabilities in (1) qtextedit.cpp, (2) qdatatable.cpp, (3)… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2004-00633 The XPM parser in the QT library (qt3) before 3.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2004-00634 The GIF parser in the QT library (qt3) before 3.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2005-0627 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-0627 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-96vr-52vh-8q5x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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