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qtbase-opensource-src — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13962

Qt 5.12.2 through 5.14.2, as used in unofficial builds of Mumble 1.3.0 and other products, mishandles OpenSSL's error queue, which can cause a denial of service to QSslSocket users. Because errors leak in unrelated TLS sessions, an unrelated session may be disconnected when any handshake fails. (Mumble 1.3.1 is not affected, regardless of the Qt version.)

Products
qtbase-opensource-src
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.14.2+dfsg-6
CVEs
CVE-2020-13962
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 13:24 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13962

core-osv · Original source

Published 9 Jun 2020, 00:15 UTC

Qt 5.12.2 through 5.14.2, as used in unofficial builds of Mumble 1.3.0 and other products, mishandles OpenSSL's error queue, which can cause a denial of service to QSslSocket users. Because errors leak in unrelated TLS sessions, an unrelated session may be disconnected when any handshake fails. (Mumble 1.3.1 is not affected, regardless of the Qt version.)

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13962

qtbase-opensource-src

Fixed versions: 5.14.2+dfsg-6

qtbase-opensource-src

Fixed versions: 5.14.2+dfsg-6

qtbase-opensource-src

Fixed versions: 5.14.2+dfsg-6

Complete source record
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