CVE-2013-4549

QXmlSimpleReader in Qt before 5.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.

Published Bysecalert@redhat.com

Published DateDec 23, 2013, 22:55

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-20

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

Vector String

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

NONE

Availability (A)

PARTIAL

References

http://blog.qt.digia.com/blog/2014/04/24/qt-4-8-6-released/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/132395.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00044.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00047.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00085.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00104.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00106.html
http://lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/announce/2013-December/000036.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/56008
http://secunia.com/advisories/56166
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2057-1
https://codereview.qt-project.org/#change%2C71010
https://codereview.qt-project.org/#change%2C71368

Weakness Type (CWE):CWE-20

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

Vector String

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Base Severity

Version

2.0

Attack Vector (AV)

Attack Complexity (AC)

Privileges Required (PR)

User Interaction (UI)

Scope (S)

Confidentiality (C)

NONE

Integrity (I)

NONE

Availability (A)

PARTIAL