# CVE-2019-18281: An out-of-bounds memory access in the generateDirectionalRuns() function in qtextengine.cpp in Qt qtbase 5.11.x and 5.12.x before 5.12.5 all

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-10-23 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An out-of-bounds memory access in the generateDirectionalRuns() function in qtextengine.cpp in Qt qtbase 5.11.x and 5.12.x before 5.12.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service by crashing an application via a text file containing many directional characters.

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## References

- https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-77819
- https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/271889
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qtbase-opensource-src/+bug/1848784
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4556
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/4
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4275-1/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-60

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