Name: CVE-2015-9541: Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2015-9541, CWE-776, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.02591

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alma_linux	—	Upgrade qt5-qttools-staticUpgrade qt5-qtbase-static	May 4, 2022	Jan 24, 2020
Centos_linux	—	Upgrade qt5-assistant-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtbase-gui-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtbase-private-develUpgrade qt5-qtbase-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtwebsockets-examples-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qttools-examples-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtbase-examplesUpgrade qt5-qtbase-odbcUpgrade qt5-doctools-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qttoolsUpgrade qt5-assistantUpgrade qt5-qtwebsockets-tests-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qttools-libs-designercomponents-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtbase-postgresqlUpgrade qt5-linguist-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qttools-libs-designercomponentsUpgrade qt5-qtbase-guiUpgrade qt5-qtbase-mysqlUpgrade qt5-qttools-tests-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtbase-develUpgrade qt5-qtbase-commonUpgrade qt5-qttools-commonUpgrade qt5-qttools-libs-designer-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-linguistUpgrade qt5-qdbusviewerUpgrade qt5-qtbase-postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtwebsocketsUpgrade qt5-qttools-libs-help-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtbaseUpgrade qt5-qtwebsockets-debugsourceUpgrade qt5-qttools-devel-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-designer-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-designerUpgrade qt5-qttools-debugsourceUpgrade qt5-doctoolsUpgrade qt5-qtwebsockets-examplesUpgrade qt5-qtbase-mysql-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtwebsockets-devel-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtbase-tests-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtbase-odbc-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtbase-examples-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qttools-libs-designerUpgrade qt5-qttools-develUpgrade qt5-qtbase-debugsourceUpgrade qt5-qdbusviewer-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtbase-devel-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qttools-libs-helpUpgrade qt5-qtwebsockets-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qttools-examplesUpgrade qt5-qtwebsockets-develUpgrade qt5-qttools-debuginfo	Nov 5, 2020	Jan 24, 2020
Debian	—	Upgrade qtbase-opensource-src	Jul 30, 2024	Jan 24, 2020
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2	—	Upgrade qt-x11Upgrade qt-mysqlUpgrade qt-odbcUpgrade qt-postgresqlUpgrade qtUpgrade qt-devel	Jun 17, 2020	Jan 24, 2020
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3	—	Upgrade qt-mysqlUpgrade qt-odbcUpgrade qt-develUpgrade qt-x11Upgrade qt-postgresqlUpgrade qt	Apr 16, 2020	Jan 24, 2020
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5	—	Upgrade qtUpgrade qt-mysqlUpgrade qt-x11Upgrade qt-postgresqlUpgrade qt-odbcUpgrade qt-devel	Mar 24, 2020	Jan 24, 2020
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8	—	Upgrade qt-mysqlUpgrade qt-odbcUpgrade qt-x11Upgrade qtUpgrade qt-commonUpgrade qt-devel	Mar 24, 2020	Jan 24, 2020
Oracle Solaris	—	Upgrade library/desktop/qt5 to version 5.12.7-11.4.21.0.1.69.0 on Solaris 11.4	Jan 19, 2021	Jan 24, 2020
Oracle_linux	—	Upgrade qt5-qtwebsockets-develUpgrade qt5-qttools-libs-helpUpgrade qt5-qdbusviewerUpgrade qt5-qtbase-staticUpgrade qt5-qttools-commonUpgrade qt5-qtwebsocketsUpgrade qt5-qttools-develUpgrade qt5-qttools-examplesUpgrade qt5-qtwebsockets-examplesUpgrade qt5-linguistUpgrade qt5-qtbaseUpgrade qt5-qttools-libs-designerUpgrade qt5-qtbase-commonUpgrade qt5-qtbase-guiUpgrade qt5-qttoolsUpgrade qt5-qtbase-private-develUpgrade qt5-doctoolsUpgrade qt5-qtbase-odbcUpgrade qt5-qtbase-postgresqlUpgrade qt5-qtbase-mysqlUpgrade qt5-designerUpgrade qt5-qttools-libs-designercomponentsUpgrade qt5-qtbase-develUpgrade qt5-qtbase-examplesUpgrade qt5-qttools-staticUpgrade qt5-assistant	Nov 12, 2020	Jul 24, 2015
Redhat_linux	—	Upgrade qt5-qtbase-develUpgrade qt5-qtwebsockets-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtwebsockets-devel-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtbase-postgresqlUpgrade qt5-qttools-staticUpgrade qt5-qttoolsUpgrade qt5-qttools-debugsourceUpgrade qt5-doctoolsUpgrade qt5-qtbase-examplesUpgrade qt5-assistantUpgrade qt5-qtwebsockets-debugsourceUpgrade qt5-qdbusviewer-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qttools-libs-help-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtwebsockets-examples-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qttools-libs-designercomponentsUpgrade qt5-qtbaseUpgrade qt5-qtbase-guiUpgrade qt5-assistant-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtbase-mysqlUpgrade qt5-qtbase-debugsourceUpgrade qt5-qttools-tests-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtbase-staticUpgrade qt5-qtbase-examples-debuginfoNo solution existsUpgrade qt5-linguistUpgrade qt5-qttools-libs-designer-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qdbusviewerUpgrade qt5-qtbase-tests-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtwebsockets-tests-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qttools-commonUpgrade qt5-qttools-libs-designercomponents-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qttools-examples-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtbase-postgresql-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtbase-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qttools-develUpgrade qt5-designerUpgrade qt5-qtbase-odbc-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtbase-commonUpgrade qt5-qttools-libs-designerUpgrade qt5-qtbase-gui-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtwebsocketsUpgrade qt5-qtwebsockets-develUpgrade qt5-linguist-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtbase-mysql-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtbase-odbcUpgrade qt5-designer-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qttools-devel-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-doctools-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qttools-examplesUpgrade qt5-qtbase-private-develUpgrade qt5-qtbase-devel-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtwebsockets-examplesUpgrade qt5-qttools-libs-helpUpgrade qt5-qttools-debuginfo	Nov 5, 2020	Jan 24, 2020
Rocky_linux	—	Upgrade qt5-qtwebsockets-debugsourceUpgrade qt5-qtwebsockets-examples-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtwebsockets-devel-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtwebsocketsUpgrade qt5-qtwebsockets-debuginfoUpgrade qt5-qtwebsockets-develUpgrade qt5-qtwebsockets-examples	Mar 12, 2024	Jan 24, 2020
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Jan 24, 2020

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