Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 7, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-10040
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.
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Affected products
25cpe:2.3:a:qt:qxmlsimplereader:4.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:qt:qxmlsimplereader:4.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =4.8.5
- osv-coords23 versionspkg:rpm/suse/libqca2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libqca2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libqca2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libqca2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4-devel-doc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4-devel-doc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4-devel-doc&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4-sql-plugins&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4-sql-plugins&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4-sql-plugins&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4-sql-plugins&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libqt4-sql-plugins&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libQtWebKit4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libQtWebKit4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libQtWebKit4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/libQtWebKit4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/qt4-qtscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/qt4-qtscript&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP3
< 2.0.3-17.2.1+ 22 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.3-17.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.3-17.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.3-17.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.0.3-17.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.7-8.6.4
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.7-8.6.4
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.7-8.6.4
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.7-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.7-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.7-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.7-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.7-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.7-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.7-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.7-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.7-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.7-8.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.7+2.3.4-4.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.7+2.3.4-4.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.7+2.3.4-4.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.7+2.3.4-4.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.0-11.2.4
- (no CPE)range: < 0.2.0-11.2.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- 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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