CVE-2020-17507

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.3)—
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.
CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Base score: 5.3
Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.99%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 90
Score date: 10/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (3)

Debian — Debian Linux Fedoraproject — Fedora QT — QT
CWEs

CWE-125
References

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