An issue was discovered in Qt through 5.12.9, and 5.13.x through 5.15.x before 5.15.1.
Priority LOW 31CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 9 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Qt through 5.12.9, and 5.13.x through 5.15.x before 5.15.1. read_xbm_body in gui/image/qxbmhandler.cpp has a buffer over-read.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0399 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 9 fixed, 2 without a fix
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 · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.12.9; 5.13.0 to before 5.15.1 | Vulnerable | qt |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 31 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 32 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.12.9; 5.13.0 to before 5.15.1 Vulnerable ·qt
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 31 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 32 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2021:1756 Released 2021-05-18 · Red Hat rating Moderateqt5-qtbase security and bug fix update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) qt5-qtbase-static-5.12.5-8.el8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) qt5-qtbase-5.12.5-8.el8, qt5-qtbase-common-5.12.5-8.el8, qt5-qtbase-devel-5.12.5-8.el8 +6
- RHSA-2020:5021 Released 2020-11-10 · Red Hat rating Moderateqt and qt5-qtbase security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) qt-1:4.8.7-9.el7_9, qt-mysql-1:4.8.7-9.el7_9, qt-x11-1:4.8.7-9.el7_9 +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) qt-assistant-1:4.8.7-9.el7_9, qt-config-1:4.8.7-9.el7_9, qt-demos-1:4.8.7-9.el7_9 +16
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) qt-assistant-1:4.8.7-9.el7_9, qt-config-1:4.8.7-9.el7_9, qt-demos-1:4.8.7-9.el7_9 +20
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) qt-1:4.8.7-9.el7_9, qt-1:4.8.7-9.el7_9.ppc, qt-devel-1:4.8.7-9.el7_9 +23
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) qt-assistant-1:4.8.7-9.el7_9, qt-config-1:4.8.7-9.el7_9, qt-demos-1:4.8.7-9.el7_9 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) qt-1:4.8.7-9.el7_9, qt-devel-1:4.8.7-9.el7_9, qt-mysql-1:4.8.7-9.el7_9 +11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) qt-assistant-1:4.8.7-9.el7_9, qt-config-1:4.8.7-9.el7_9, qt-demos-1:4.8.7-9.el7_9 +8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:1756 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:1756 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:5021 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:5021 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:5021 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:5021 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:5021 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:5021 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:5021 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-17507
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jq9v-w227-79gp
References
Patch 2
Advisory 12
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/308496
- FEDORA-2020-b8091188d0
- FEDORA-2020-8dd86f1b3f
- GLSA-202009-04
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1452
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1500
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1501
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1530
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200928 [SECURITY] [DLA 2376-1] qtbase-opensource-src security update
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200928 [SECURITY] [DLA 2377-1] qt4-x11 security update
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1564
- openSUSE-SU-2020:1568
Sources
- CVE-2020-17507 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-17507 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jq9v-w227-79gp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-17507 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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