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TI-2007-03283 Aliases CVE-2007-3388GHSA-f86g-8g2c-pghw

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in (1) qtextedit.cpp, (2) qdatatable.cpp, (3)…

Priority LOW 37Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in (1) qtextedit.cpp, (2) qdatatable.cpp, (3) qsqldatabase.cpp, (4) qsqlindex.cpp, (5) qsqlrecord.cpp, (6) qglobal.cpp, and (7) qsvgdevice.cpp in QTextEdit in Trolltech Qt 3 before 3.3.8 20070727 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in text used to compose an error message.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04203 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:trolltech:qt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.3.7VulnerableTrolltech
  • cpe:2.3:a:trolltech:qt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.3.7 Vulnerable ·Trolltech

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2007:0721 Released 2007-07-31 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    qt security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 qt-1:3.1.2-16.RHEL3, qt-1:3.1.2-16.RHEL3.i386, qt-MySQL-1:3.1.2-16.RHEL3 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) qt-1:3.3.6-21.el5, qt-1:3.3.6-21.el5.i386, qt-1:3.3.6-21.el5.ia64 +29
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 qt-1:3.1.2-16.RHEL3, qt-1:3.1.2-16.RHEL3.i386, qt-1:3.1.2-16.RHEL3.ia64 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 qt-1:3.3.3-11.RHEL4, qt-1:3.3.3-11.RHEL4.i386, qt-1:3.3.3-11.RHEL4.ia64 +25
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) qt-1:3.3.6-21.el5, qt-1:3.3.6-21.el5.i386, qt-MySQL-1:3.3.6-21.el5 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) qt-1:3.3.6-21.el5, qt-designer-1:3.3.6-21.el5, qt-designer-1:3.3.6-21.el5.i386 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 qt-1:3.3.3-11.RHEL4, qt-1:3.3.3-11.RHEL4.i386, qt-MySQL-1:3.3.3-11.RHEL4 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 qt-1:3.1.2-16.RHEL3, qt-1:3.1.2-16.RHEL3.i386, qt-1:3.1.2-16.RHEL3.ia64 +15
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 qt-1:3.3.3-11.RHEL4, qt-1:3.3.3-11.RHEL4.i386, qt-1:3.3.3-11.RHEL4.ia64 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 qt-1:3.1.2-16.RHEL3, qt-1:3.1.2-16.RHEL3.i386, qt-1:3.1.2-16.RHEL3.ia64 +15
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 qt-1:3.3.3-11.RHEL4, qt-1:3.3.3-11.RHEL4.i386, qt-1:3.3.3-11.RHEL4.ia64 +18

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0721
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2007:0721
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0721
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0721
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2007:0721
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2007:0721
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0721
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0721
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0721
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0721
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0721

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-3388
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f86g-8g2c-pghw

References

Patch 1

Advisory 11

Other 6

  • 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-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
  • TI-2005-00577 Qt before 3.3.4 searches the BUILD_PREFIX directory, which could be world-writable, to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6

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