CVE-2023-38197: qt Infinite Loop
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-38197DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38197openSUSE-SU-2024:13079-1openSUSE-SU-2024:13377-1
Published 13-07-2023Last modified 02-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-38197 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Infinite Loop vulnerability in qt. EPSS estimates a 1.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
1.28%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Related 8Timeline
- 13-07-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 02-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue was discovered in Qt before 5.15.15, 6.x before 6.2.10, and 6.3.x through 6.5.x before 6.5.3. There are infinite loops in recursive entity expansion.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.5Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.28%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
70%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.28% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.28%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian3 products
- qt6-baseAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.6.2+dfsg-8
- qtbase-opensource-src< 5.15.8+dfsg-11+deb12u1 | < 5.15.10+dfsg-3
- qtbase-opensource-src-glesAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.10+dfsg-3
Opensuse2 products
- libqt5-qtbase&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 5.15.11+kde138-2.1
- qt6-base&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 6.5.2-1.1
Qt1 product
- qt< 5.15.15 | ≥ 6.0.0, < 6.2.10 | ≥ 6.3.0, < 6.5.3
Ubuntu1 product
- qt6-baseAll versions (No fix recorded)
4 vendors · 7 products
References
11 links- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
