CVE-2018-19872
CVE-2018-19872 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qt with a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-369.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 5.5)
- CVSS v2: 4.3
- EPSS exploit prediction: 1% (69th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-369
- Affected product: Qt
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
An issue was discovered in Qt 5.11. A malformed PPM image causes a division by zero and a crash in qppmhandler.cpp.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-19872?
- An issue was discovered in Qt 5.11. A malformed PPM image causes a division by zero and a crash in qppmhandler.cpp.
- How severe is CVE-2018-19872?
- CVE-2018-19872 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 5.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is none, integrity none, and availability high.
- Is CVE-2018-19872 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (69th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2018-19872?
- CVE-2018-19872 primarily affects Qt. In total, 5 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2018-19872?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2018-19872 published?
- CVE-2018-19872 was published on 2019-03-21 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- http://blog.qt.io/blog/2018/12/04/qt-5-11-3-released-important-security-updates/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00080.html
- https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-69449
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00023.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00024.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2C5FHCR4A636BLTAXL76WWDJLOAHGNYG/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FO7IBY7YYKNMRD5OI3JNNUI42WEM7NUV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XS6G3ZDFCHWFQD4CFXWFPHREOHBBDTD7/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4275-1/
Affected products (5)
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qt:5.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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