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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.64717
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-8802 (qt)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to qt;announced via advisory FEDORA-2009-8802.;Note: This VT has been deprecated and is therefore no longer functional.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to qt
announced via advisory FEDORA-2009-8802.
Note: This VT has been deprecated and is therefore no longer functional.

Vulnerability Insight:
Update Information:

Qt's WebKit code did not properly handle numeric character
references, which could allow remote attackers to cause a
denial of service (memory corruption and application crash)
via a crafted HTML document.

Also included is:

* a fix for lib symlinks changing erroneously on upgrades

* a fix for Copy and paste issues

* added support for more x keycodes

ChangeLog:

* Tue Aug 18 2009 Than Ngo - 4.5.2-2

- security fix for CVE-2009-1725

* Tue Aug 18 2009 Rex Dieter 4.5.2-1.2

- kde-qt: 287-qmenu-respect-minwidth

- kde-qt: 0288-more-x-keycodes (#475247)

* Wed Aug 5 2009 Rex Dieter 4.5.2-1.1

- use linker scripts for _debug targets (#510246)

- apply upstream patch to fix issue in Copy and paste

- optimize (icon-mostly) scriptlets

- -x11: Requires(post, postun): /sbin/ldconfig

Solution:
Apply the appropriate updates.

This update can be installed with the yum update program. Use
su -c 'yum update qt' at the command line.

CVSS Score:
9.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1725
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jul/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00001.html
BugTraq ID: 35607
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35607
Debian Security Information: DSA-1950 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1950
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01200.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01177.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01199.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01196.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00931.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00933.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:330
http://osvdb.org/55739
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5777
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022526
http://secunia.com/advisories/35758
http://secunia.com/advisories/36057
http://secunia.com/advisories/36062
http://secunia.com/advisories/36347
http://secunia.com/advisories/36677
http://secunia.com/advisories/36790
http://secunia.com/advisories/37746
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2011:002 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-836-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-857-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1827
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
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