CVE-2025-3512
Buffer overflow in QTextMarkdownImporter
There is a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in QTextMarkdownImporter. This requires an incorrectly formatted markdown file to be passed to QTextMarkdownImporter to trigger the overflow.
This issue affects Qt from 6.8.0 to 6.8.4. Versions up to 6.6.0 are known to be unaffected, and the fix is in 6.8.4 and later.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Buffer overflow in QTextMarkdownImporter
There is a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in QTextMarkdownImporter. This requires an incorrectly formatted markdown file to be passed to QTextMarkdownImporter to trigger the overflow.
This issue affects Qt from 6.8.0 to 6.8.4. Versions up to 6.6.0 are known to be unaffected, and the fix is in 6.8.4 and later.
- Record
CVE-2025-3512- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Clear - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-10735
There is a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in QTextMarkdownImporter. This requires an incorrectly formatted markdown file to be passed to QTextMarkdownImporter to trigger the overflow.
This issue affects Qt from 6.8.0 to 6.8.4. Versions up to 6.6.0 are known to be unaffected, and the fix is in 6.8.4 and later.
- Record
EUVD-2025-10735- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Clear - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-794f-v4rm-x7r5
There is a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in QTextMarkdownImporter. This requires an...
There is a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in QTextMarkdownImporter. This requires an incorrectly formatted markdown file to be passed to QTextMarkdownImporter to trigger the overflow.This issue affects Qt from 6.8.0 to 6.8.4. Versions up to 6.6.0 are known to be unaffected, and the fix is in 6.8.4 and later.
- Record
GHSA-794f-v4rm-x7r5- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Clear - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
There is a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in QTextMarkdownImporter. This requires an incorrectly formatted markdown file to be passed to QTextMarkdownImporter to trigger the overflow.
This issue affects Qt from 6.8.0 to 6.8.4. Versions up to 6.6.0 are known to be unaffected, and the fix is in 6.8.4 and later.
- Record
CVE-2025-3512- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Clear - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2025-3512
There is a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in QTextMarkdownImporter. This requires an incorrectly formatted markdown file to be passed to QTextMarkdownImporter to trigger the overflow. This issue affects Qt from 6.8.0 to 6.8.4. Versions up to 6.6.0 are known to be unaffected, and the fix is in 6.8.4 and later.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-3512- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Clear - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-3512
There is a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in QTextMarkdownImporter. This requires an incorrectly formatted markdown file to be passed to QTextMarkdownImporter to trigger the overflow. This issue affects Qt from 6.8.0 to 6.8.4. Versions up to 6.6.0 are known to be unaffected, and the fix is in 6.8.4 and later.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-3512- CVSS 4.0
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Clear - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
There is a Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in QTextMarkdownImporter. This requires an incorrectly formatted markdown file to be passed to QTextMarkdownImporter to trigger the overflow.This issue affects Qt from 6.8.0 to 6.8.4. Versions up to 6.6.0 are known to be unaffected, and the fix is in 6.8.4 and later.
- Record
CVE-2025-3512- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
qt6-baseDebian:13 |
before 6.8.2+dfsg-6 | 6.8.2+dfsg-6 |
qt6-baseDebian:14 |
before 6.8.2+dfsg-6 | 6.8.2+dfsg-6 |
qtbase-opensource-src-glesUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.4.2+dfsg-2ubuntu95.5.1+dfsg-6ubuntu15.5.1+dfsg-10ubuntu15.5.1+dfsg-13ubuntu15.5.1+dfsg-13ubuntu2 Show 9 moreShow less5.5.1+dfsg-13ubuntu35.5.1+dfsg-14ubuntu15.5.1+dfsg-14ubuntu25.5.1+dfsg-14ubuntu35.5.1+dfsg-15ubuntu15.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu15.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu45.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu55.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu6 |
None known |
qtbase-opensource-src-glesUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.12.4+dfsg-1build15.12.5+dfsg-15.12.5+dfsg-25.12.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1 |
None known |
qt6-baseUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.2.2+dfsg-5ubuntu16.2.2+dfsg-6ubuntu16.2.2+dfsg-6ubuntu26.2.4+dfsg-1ubuntu16.2.4+dfsg-2ubuntu16.2.4+dfsg-2ubuntu1.1 |
None known |
qtbase-opensource-src-glesUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.15.2+dfsg-45.15.2+dfsg-55.15.3+dfsg-1 |
None known |
qt6-baseUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.4.2+dfsg-186.4.2+dfsg-196.4.2+dfsg-19build16.4.2+dfsg-206.4.2+dfsg-216.4.2+dfsg-21.1build46.4.2+dfsg-21.1build5 |
None known |
qtbase-opensource-src-glesUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.15.10+dfsg-25.15.10+dfsg-35.15.12+dfsg-15.15.12+dfsg-1ubuntu15.15.12+dfsg-1ubuntu25.15.13+dfsg-1 |
None known |
qt6-baseUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.8.3+dfsg-0ubuntu26.8.3+dfsg-0ubuntu36.9.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
qtbase-opensource-src-glesUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.15.15+dfsg-25.15.17+dfsg-1 |
None known |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
qt6-baseUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.10.2+dfsg-76.10.2+dfsg-14ubuntu26.10.2+dfsg-156.10.2+dfsg-166.11.2+dfsg-4ubuntu2 |
None known |
qtbase-opensource-src-glesUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.15.18+dfsg-15.15.19+dfsg-2 |
None known |
qt6-baseUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 6.9.2+dfsg-1ubuntu16.9.2+dfsg-26.9.2+dfsg-3ubuntu16.9.2+dfsg-3ubuntu26.9.2+dfsg-46.10.2+dfsg-36.10.2+dfsg-66.10.2+dfsg-7 |
None known |
qtbase-opensource-src-glesUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.15.17+dfsg-15.15.17+dfsg-25.15.18+dfsg-1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-3512 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Qt, published April 11, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.23%, the 14th percentile. Fixed in qt6-base 6.8.2+dfsg-6.