CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-19865

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Dec 05, 2018 | Modified: May 10, 2019
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A keystroke logging issue was discovered in Virtual Keyboard in Qt 5.7.x, 5.8.x, 5.9.x, 5.10.x, and 5.11.x before 5.11.3.

Weakness

Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Qt Qt 5.7.0 (including) 5.7.1 (including)
Qt Qt 5.9.0 (including) 5.9.7 (including)
Qt Qt 5.10.0 (including) 5.10.1 (including)
Qt Qt 5.11.0 (including) 5.11.3 (excluding)
Qt Qt 5.8.0 (including) 5.8.0 (including)

Extended Description

While logging all information may be helpful during development stages, it is important that logging levels be set appropriately before a product ships so that sensitive user data and system information are not accidentally exposed to potential attackers. Different log files may be produced and stored for:

Potential Mitigations

References