PT-2023-4688 · Qt Company+8 · Qt+8
Published
2023-07-12
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Updated
2025-08-25
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CVE-2023-38197
CVSS v2.0
7.8
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Qt versions prior to 5.15.15
Qt versions 6.x prior to 6.2.10
Qt versions 6.3.x through 6.5.x prior to 6.5.3
Description
The issue is related to infinite loops in recursive entity expansion, which can lead to a denial of service. This can be exploited by a remote attacker. The vulnerability is associated with the QXmlStreamReader function of the Qt cross-platform framework.
Recommendations
For Qt versions prior to 5.15.15, update to version 5.15.15 or later.
For Qt versions 6.x prior to 6.2.10, update to version 6.2.10 or later.
For Qt versions 6.3.x through 6.5.x prior to 6.5.3, update to version 6.5.3 or later.
Fix
Infinite Loop
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Almalinux
Astra Linux
Centos
Debian
Qt
Red Hat
Red Os
Suse