Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion') Affecting qt5-qtwebengine package, versions <5.15.3_git20211112-r0
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EPSS
0.08% (36th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE320-QT5QTWEBENGINE-7014027
- published 23 May 2024
- disclosed 9 Jul 2021
Introduced: 9 Jul 2021
CVE-2021-3541 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.20 qt5-qtwebengine to version 5.15.3_git20211112-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qt5-qtwebengine package and not the qt5-qtwebengine package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.20 relevant fixed versions and status.
A flaw was found in libxml2. Exponential entity expansion attack its possible bypassing all existing protection mechanisms and leading to denial of service.
CVSS Scores
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