CVE-2023-37369
published 2023-08-20CVE-2023-37369: In Qt before 5.15.15, 6.x before 6.2.9, and 6.3.x through 6.5.x before 6.5.2, there can be an application crash in QXmlStreamReader via a crafted XML string…
PriorityP337high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.32%
67.4th percentile
In Qt before 5.15.15, 6.x before 6.2.9, and 6.3.x through 6.5.x before 6.5.2, there can be an application crash in QXmlStreamReader via a crafted XML string that triggers a situation in which a prefix is greater than a length.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | qt6-base | < qt6-base 6.4.2+dfsg-20 (forky) | qt6-base 6.4.2+dfsg-20 (forky) |
| debian | qtbase-opensource-src | < qt6-base 6.4.2+dfsg-20 (forky) | qt6-base 6.4.2+dfsg-20 (forky) |
| debian | qtbase-opensource-src-gles | < qt6-base 6.4.2+dfsg-20 (forky) | qt6-base 6.4.2+dfsg-20 (forky) |
| msrc | cbl2_qt5-qtbase_5.12.11-9_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| qt | qt | < 5.15.15 | 5.15.15 |
| qt | qt | >= 6.0.0 < 6.2.9 | 6.2.9 |
| qt | qt | >= 6.3.0 < 6.5.2 | 6.5.2 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
vendor_msrc7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-h6px-w542-49xj: In Qt before 5
ghsa_unreviewed·2023-08-20
CVE-2023-37369 [HIGH] GHSA-h6px-w542-49xj: In Qt before 5
In Qt before 5.15.15, 6.x before 6.2.9, and 6.3.x through 6.5.x before 6.5.2, there can be an application crash in QXmlStreamReader via a crafted XML string that triggers a situation in which a prefix is greater than a length.
OSV
CVE-2023-37369: In Qt before 5
osv·2023-08-20·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2023-37369 [HIGH] CVE-2023-37369: In Qt before 5
In Qt before 5.15.15, 6.x before 6.2.9, and 6.3.x through 6.5.x before 6.5.2, there can be an application crash in QXmlStreamReader via a crafted XML string that triggers a situation in which a prefix is greater than a length.
Microsoft
In Qt before 5.15.15 6.x before 6.2.9 and 6.3.x through 6.5.x before 6.5.2 there can be an application crash in QXmlStreamReader via a crafted XML string that triggers a situation in which a prefix is
vendor_msrc·2023-08-08·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2023-37369 [HIGH] In Qt before 5.15.15 6.x before 6.2.9 and 6.3.x through 6.5.x before 6.5.2 there can be an application crash in QXmlStreamReader via a crafted XML string that triggers a situation in which a prefix is
In Qt before 5.15.15 6.x before 6.2.9 and 6.3.x through 6.5.x before 6.5.2 there can be an application crash in QXmlStreamReader via a crafted XML string that triggers a situation in which a prefix is greater than a length.
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 identif
Red Hat
qtbase: buffer overflow in QXmlStreamReader
vendor_redhat·2023-07-13·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2023-37369 [HIGH] CWE-120 qtbase: buffer overflow in QXmlStreamReader
qtbase: buffer overflow in QXmlStreamReader
In Qt before 5.15.15, 6.x before 6.2.9, and 6.3.x through 6.5.x before 6.5.2, there can be an application crash in QXmlStreamReader via a crafted XML string that triggers a situation in which a prefix is greater than a length.
A flaw was found in the qtbase package. When given specifically crafted data, the QXmlStreamReader can end up causing a buffer overflow and, subsequently, a crash.
Package: qt5-qtbase (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Out of support scope
Debian
CVE-2023-37369: qt6-base - In Qt before 5.15.15, 6.x before 6.2.9, and 6.3.x through 6.5.x before 6.5.2, th...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2023-37369 [HIGH] CVE-2023-37369: qt6-base - In Qt before 5.15.15, 6.x before 6.2.9, and 6.3.x through 6.5.x before 6.5.2, th...
In Qt before 5.15.15, 6.x before 6.2.9, and 6.3.x through 6.5.x before 6.5.2, there can be an application crash in QXmlStreamReader via a crafted XML string that triggers a situation in which a prefix is greater than a length.
Scope: local
bookworm: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 6.4.2+dfsg-20)
sid: resolved (fixed in 6.4.2+dfsg-20)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 6.4.2+dfsg-20)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-114829https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/455027https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00028.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00027.htmlhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O3JR3N3IF5MUSETGYE46OZFOGGPY3VZT/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SZK7EDD4ILPPSQAYO54FANUC4NFYLTHU/https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-114829https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/455027https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00028.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00027.htmlhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O3JR3N3IF5MUSETGYE46OZFOGGPY3VZT/https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SZK7EDD4ILPPSQAYO54FANUC4NFYLTHU/
2023-08-20
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