CVE-2015-9541
qt: XML entity expansion vulnerability
Severity Score
7.5
*CVSS v3.1
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*EPSS
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*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Qt through 5.14 allows an exponential XML entity expansion attack via a crafted SVG document that is mishandled in QXmlStreamReader, a related issue to CVE-2003-1564.
Qt versiones hasta 5.14, permite un ataque de expansión de entidad XML exponencial por medio de un documento SVG diseñado que es manejado inapropiadamente en la función QXmlStreamReader, un problema relacionado con el CVE-2003-1564.
An XML Entity Expansion flaw was found in the QT library. Applications that use QT to load untrusted images, for example, SVG images, or untrusted XML documents, may be vulnerable to this flaw. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service.
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Timeline
- 2020-01-24 CVE Reserved
- 2020-01-24 CVE Published
- 2023-11-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
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CWE
- CWE-776: Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion')
CAPEC
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Qt Search vendor "Qt" | Qt Search vendor "Qt" for product "Qt" | >= 5.5.0 < 5.12.8 Search vendor "Qt" for product "Qt" and version " >= 5.5.0 < 5.12.8" | - |
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Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 31 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "31" | - |
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Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 32 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "32" | - |
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