CVE-2015-9541
published 2020-01-24CVE-2015-9541: Qt through 5.14 allows an exponential XML entity expansion attack via a crafted SVG document that is mishandled in QXmlStreamReader, a related issue to…
PriorityP337high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
2.49%
82.6th percentile
Qt through 5.14 allows an exponential XML entity expansion attack via a crafted SVG document that is mishandled in QXmlStreamReader, a related issue to CVE-2003-1564.
Affected
10 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | qtbase-opensource-src | < qtbase-opensource-src 5.12.5+dfsg-9 (bookworm) | qtbase-opensource-src 5.12.5+dfsg-9 (bookworm) |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_qt5-qtsvg_5.12.11-3_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_1.0_arm | — | — |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_1.0_x64 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_2.0_arm | — | — |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_2.0_x64 | — | — |
| msrc | cm1_qt5-qtbase_5.12.11-2_on_cbl_mariner_1.0 | — | — |
| qt | qt | >= 5.5.0 < 5.12.8 | 5.12.8 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv6.5MEDIUM
vendor_msrc7.5HIGH
vendor_debian6.5LOW
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-h29v-8cc2-w88r: Qt through 5
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2015-9541 [MEDIUM] CWE-776 GHSA-h29v-8cc2-w88r: Qt through 5
Qt through 5.14 allows an exponential XML entity expansion attack via a crafted SVG document that is mishandled in QXmlStreamReader, a related issue to CVE-2003-1564.
OSV
CVE-2015-9541: Qt through 5
osv·2020-01-24·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2015-9541 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-9541: Qt through 5
Qt through 5.14 allows an exponential XML entity expansion attack via a crafted SVG document that is mishandled in QXmlStreamReader, a related issue to CVE-2003-1564.
Microsoft
Qt through 5.14 allows an exponential XML entity expansion attack via a crafted SVG document that is mishandled in QXmlStreamReader a related issue to CVE-2003-1564.
vendor_msrc·2020-01-14·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2015-9541 [MEDIUM] CWE-776 Qt through 5.14 allows an exponential XML entity expansion attack via a crafted SVG document that is mishandled in QXmlStreamReader a related issue to CVE-2003-1564.
Qt through 5.14 allows an exponential XML entity expansion attack via a crafted SVG document that is mishandled in QXmlStreamReader a related issue to CVE-2003-1564.
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will update the CVE to reflect this.
Mariner: Mar
Red Hat
qt: XML entity expansion vulnerability
vendor_redhat·2015-07-24·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2015-9541 [MEDIUM] CWE-776 qt: XML entity expansion vulnerability
qt: XML entity expansion vulnerability
Qt through 5.14 allows an exponential XML entity expansion attack via a crafted SVG document that is mishandled in QXmlStreamReader, a related issue to CVE-2003-1564.
An XML Entity Expansion flaw was found in the QT library. Applications that use QT to load untrusted images, for example, SVG images, or untrusted XML documents, may be vulnerable to this flaw. This flaw allows an attacker to cause a denial of service.
Package: qt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Out of support scope
Package: qt4 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Out of support scope
Package: qt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support scope
Package: qt3 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support scope
Package: qt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Package: qt3 (Red H
Debian
CVE-2015-9541: qtbase-opensource-src - Qt through 5.14 allows an exponential XML entity expansion attack via a crafted ...
vendor_debian·2015·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2015-9541 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-9541: qtbase-opensource-src - Qt through 5.14 allows an exponential XML entity expansion attack via a crafted ...
Qt through 5.14 allows an exponential XML entity expansion attack via a crafted SVG document that is mishandled in QXmlStreamReader, a related issue to CVE-2003-1564.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 5.12.5+dfsg-9)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 5.12.5+dfsg-9)
forky: resolved (fixed in 5.12.5+dfsg-9)
sid: resolved (fixed in 5.12.5+dfsg-9)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 5.12.5+dfsg-9)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-9541 qt: XML entity expansion vulnerability
bugzilla·2020-02-10·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2015-9541 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-9541 qt: XML entity expansion vulnerability
CVE-2015-9541 qt: XML entity expansion vulnerability
Qt through 5.14 allows an exponential XML entity expansion attack via a crafted SVG document that is mishandled in QXmlStreamReader, a related issue to CVE-2003-1564.
References:
https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-47417
Discussion:
Created qt5 tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1801370]
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Upstream fix:
https://code.qt.io/cgit/qt/qtbase.git/commit/?id=f432c08882ffebe5074ea28de871559a98a4d094
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This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2015-9541
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This issue has been addressed in the following products:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Via RHSA-2020:4690 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4690
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-9541 qt5: qt: XML entity expansion vulnerability [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2020-02-10·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2015-9541 [HIGH] CVE-2015-9541 qt5: qt: XML entity expansion vulnerability [fedora-all]
CVE-2015-9541 qt5: qt: XML entity expansion vulnerability [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions of Fed
https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-47417https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2PT6327C64Q4RBFRWUSBKCG7SVGBWU5W/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZMMF4OEJAZRVKVXNO7IZWLEZVQGJN6G/https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-47417https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2PT6327C64Q4RBFRWUSBKCG7SVGBWU5W/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZMMF4OEJAZRVKVXNO7IZWLEZVQGJN6G/
2020-01-24
Published