Improper input validation in Digia Qt
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.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.031 (87.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.031 · newest: 0.031 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/announce/2013-December/000036.html (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/advisories/56166 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00104.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/56008 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00085.html (vendor-advisory)
- codereview.qt-project.org/
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00106.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00044.html (vendor-advisory)
- blog.qt.digia.com/blog/2014/04/24/qt-4-8-6-released/
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2057-1 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-4549?
- CVE-2013-4549 is a vulnerability in Digia Qt, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2013-12-23.
- Is CVE-2013-4549 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.