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TI-2025-05123 Aliases CVE-2025-5683GHSA-5mw2-w8pc-m6p6

Resource allocation without limits in Qt

Priority LOW 29CWE-770Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Active
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 5 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-770.

Summary

When loading a specifically crafted ICNS format image file in QImage then it will trigger a crash.  This issue affects Qt from versions 6.3.0 through 6.5.9, from 6.6.0 through 6.8.4, 6.9.0. This is fixed in 6.5.10, 6.8.5 and 6.9.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00245 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Qt (Qt): 6.5.10, 6.8.5, 6.9.1Red Hat: 5 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
qtQt6.3.0 – 6.5.9; 6.6.0 – 6.8.4; 6.9.06.5.10, 6.8.5, 6.9.1Patch availableCNA
  • Qt Vendorqt Affected 6.3.0 – 6.5.9; 6.6.0 – 6.8.4; 6.9.0 Fixed in 6.5.10, 6.8.5, 6.9.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3.0 to before 6.5.10; 6.6.0 to before 6.8.5; 6.9.0 to before 6.9.1Vulnerableqt
  • cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.0 to before 6.5.10; 6.6.0 to before 6.8.5; 6.9.0 to before 6.9.1 Vulnerable ·qt

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Qt (Qt) Fixed in 6.5.10, 6.8.5, 6.9.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-5683
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5mw2-w8pc-m6p6

References

Patch 2

  • TI-2024-23902 QAbstractOAuth in Qt Network Authorization in Qt before 5.15.17, 6.x before 6.2.13, 6.3.x… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-21359 Heap-based buffer overflow in Qt CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-19524 Integer overflow in Qt CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-18997 In Qt before 5.15.15, 6.x before 6.2.9, and 6.3.x through 6.5.x before 6.5.2, there can… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-09305 Integer Overflow vulnerability in qsvghandler.cpp in Qt qtsvg versions 5.15.1, 6.0.0… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2023-28356 An issue was discovered in the HTTP2 implementation in Qt before 5.15.17, 6.x before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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