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CVE-2023-33285

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.3)—

An issue was discovered in Qt 5.x before 5.15.14, 6.x before 6.2.9, and 6.3.x through 6.5.x before 6.5.1. QDnsLookup has a buffer over-read via a crafted reply from a DNS server.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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 (1)

QT — QT

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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