CVE-2023-38197

HIGH EPSS 60.8%
Published Jul 13, 20232y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.5 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Jul 13, 2023 2y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

An issue was discovered in Qt before 5.15.15, 6.x before 6.2.10, and 6.3.x through 6.5.x before 6.5.3. There are infinite loops in recursive entity expansion.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.5
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
60.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-835

Affected Products 3

VendorProductVersionRange
qtqt* <5.15.15
qtqt*≥6.0.0  –  <6.2.10
qtqt*≥6.3.0  –  <6.5.3

References 6

  • codereview.qt-project.org https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/488960
    Patch
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00028.html
  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00027.html
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F5C3NYVJ73ITE6HUOVVHBUAGORVEJRHO/
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XEGQ6DFTL2BEJMHCD5FJGI6XLWQI7UEA/
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XFZORZYCMUZZFIOEZICJ7VH2BZIGY3HV/

Remediation