Ubuntu Security Notice 857-1: Qt Vulnerabilities

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Article Source Ubuntu Security Notices
November 10, 2009, 7:56 am

It was discovered that QtWebKit did not properly handle certain SVGPathList data structures. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, an attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2009-0945)

Several flaws were discovered in the QtWebKit browser and JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2009-1687, CVE-2009-1690, CVE-2009-1698, CVE-2009-1711, CVE-2009-1725)…

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