Multiple format string vulnerabilities in (1) qtextedit.cpp, (2) qdatatable.cpp, (3) qsqldatabase.cpp, (4) qsqlindex.cpp, (5) qsqlrecord.cpp, (6) qglobal.cpp, and (7) qsvgdevice.cpp in QTextEdit in Trolltech Qt 3 before 3.3.8 20070727 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in text used to compose an error message.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-3388 is rated Moderate Risk (53.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.22%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 13.08% | 4.22% | -8.86% |
| 2 | 2026-05-14 | 10.93% | 13.08% | +2.15% |
| 3 | 2026-03-22 | — | 10.93% | — |
Full EPSS history (19 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2007-3388: 1 GLSA(s) (200708-16), 1 atom(s) (x11-libs/qt); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-3388 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-3388 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2007-3388 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (qt-x11-free, qt4-x11), 8 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 3, released 3, needs-triage 2. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-3388 |