Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 7, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2016-10040

Description

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.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/24/2nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/95113nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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