qt: XML entity expansion vulnerability
Published Jan 24, 2020
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.49%
Description
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 products
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Configuration 2
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- 32
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
qt5-qtbase-0:5.12.5-6.el8
Fixed · RHSA-2020:4690
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
qt5-qttools-0:5.12.5-2.el8
Fixed · RHSA-2020:4690
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
qt5-qtwebsockets-0:5.12.5-2.el8
Fixed · RHSA-2020:4690
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
qt
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
qt4
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qt
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
qt3
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qt
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
qt3
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | qt5-qtbase-0:5.12.5-6.el8 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4690 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | qt5-qttools-0:5.12.5-2.el8 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4690 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | qt5-qtwebsockets-0:5.12.5-2.el8 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4690 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | qt | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | qt4 | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qt | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | qt3 | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qt | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | qt3 | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.49% (0.02489) | 84.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.51% (0.02510) | 82.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.04% (0.01042) | 75.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00250) | 65.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00250) | 64.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00250) | 62.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00228) | 59.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-9541 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-47417 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1801369 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2PT6327C64Q4RBFRWUSBKCG7SVGBWU5W/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZMMF4OEJAZRVKVXNO7IZWLEZVQGJN6G/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9541
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-9541
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-9541 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-47417 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1801369 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2PT6327C64Q4RBFRWUSBKCG7SVGBWU5W/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZMMF4OEJAZRVKVXNO7IZWLEZVQGJN6G/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9541 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-9541 |
Change history (0)
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