Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion') Affecting qt-postgresql package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-QTPOSTGRESQL-1952330
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed24 Dec 2016

Introduced: 24 Dec 2016

CVE-2016-10040  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-776  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 qt-postgresql.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qt-postgresql package and not the qt-postgresql package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Stack-based buffer overflow in QXmlSimpleReader in Qt 4.8.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a xml file with multiple nested open tags.