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TI-2015-01670 Aliases CVE-2015-1859GHSA-wj8c-4f82-jfpp

Multiple buffer overflows in plugins/imageformats/ico/qicohandler.cpp in the QtBase…

Priority LOW 39CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in plugins/imageformats/ico/qicohandler.cpp in the QtBase module in Qt before 4.8.7 and 5.x before 5.4.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ICO image.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06542 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

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 · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*22VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:a:digia:qt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.8.6VulnerableDigia
cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0Vulnerableqt
cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.1Vulnerableqt
cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.2Vulnerableqt
cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.0Vulnerableqt
cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0Vulnerableqt
cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.1Vulnerableqt
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:digia:qt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.8.6 Vulnerable ·Digia
  • cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·qt
  • cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·qt
  • cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.2 Vulnerable ·qt
  • cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0 Vulnerable ·qt
  • cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 Vulnerable ·qt
  • cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·qt
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.0Vulnerableqt
cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4.1Vulnerableqt
  • cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.0 Vulnerable ·qt
  • cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.1 Vulnerable ·qt

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-1859
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wj8c-4f82-jfpp
  3. 2026-10-23 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

Patch 2

Advisory 6

Sources

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