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CVE-2012-6093


The QSslSocket::sslErrors function in Qt before 4.6.5, 4.7.x before 4.7.6, 4.8.x before 4.8.5, when using certain versions of openSSL, uses an "incompatible structure layout" that can read memory from the wrong location, which causes Qt to report an incorrect error when certificate validation fails and might cause users to make unsafe security decisions to accept a certificate.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-6093 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from qt, from canonical, from opensuse organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2013-02-24T19:55:00.907

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-310

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application qt qt ≤ 4.6.5 Yes
Application qt qt 4.6.0 Yes
Application qt qt 4.6.0 Yes
Application qt qt 4.6.1 Yes
Application qt qt 4.6.2 Yes
Application qt qt 4.6.3 Yes
Application qt qt 4.6.4 Yes
Application qt qt 4.7.0 Yes
Application qt qt 4.7.1 Yes
Application qt qt 4.7.2 Yes
Application qt qt 4.7.3 Yes
Application qt qt 4.7.4 Yes
Application qt qt 4.7.5 Yes
Application qt qt 4.7.6 Yes
Application qt qt 4.8.0 Yes
Application qt qt 4.8.1 Yes
Application qt qt 4.8.2 Yes
Application qt qt 4.8.3 Yes
Application qt qt 4.8.4 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 10.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 11.10 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 12.10 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 11.4 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 12.2 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For qt's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.