VDB-237258 · CVE-2023-37369 · DLA 3539-1

Qt qtbase QXmlStreamReader buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Qt qtbase. Affected is the function QXmlStreamReader. The manipulation results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-37369. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Qt qtbase (version unknown). Affected is the function QXmlStreamReader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 08/15/2023. The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-37369 since 06/30/2023. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 212010 (F5 Networks BIG-IP : Qt vulnerabilities (K000148809)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at codereview.qt-project.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (212010) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-41271). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

qtbase

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 212010
Nessus Name: F5 Networks BIG-IP : Qt vulnerabilities (K000148809)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Patch: codereview.qt-project.org

Timelineinfo

06/30/2023 🔍
08/15/2023 +46 days 🔍
08/15/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/17/2026 +886 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: DLA 3539-1
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2023-37369 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-37369
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-237258
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2023 21:40
Updated: 01/17/2026 22:30
Changes: 08/15/2023 21:40 (39), 09/10/2023 08:18 (2), 09/10/2023 08:23 (11), 12/03/2024 05:11 (17), 01/17/2026 22:30 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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