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CVE-2016-10040

Stack-based buffer overflow in QXmlSimpleReader in Qt 4.8.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a xml file with multiple nested open tags.

Published

2017-03-07T15:59:00.237

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	qt	qxmlsimplereader	4.8.5	Yes

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/24/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95113 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1409597 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/24/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95113 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1409597 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)