CVE-2016-10040 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash applications using the Qt XML library by submitting XML files with deeply nested tags, causing a stack-based buffer overflow.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-10040?
CVE-2016-10040 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10040?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (23)
libQtWebKit4 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | All versions | 4.8.7+2.3.4-4.5.1 |
libqca2 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | All versions | 2.0.3-17.2.1 |
libqt4 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | All versions | 4.8.7-8.6.1 |
libqt4-sql-plugins SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | All versions | 4.8.7-8.6.1 |
qt4-qtscript SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | All versions | 0.2.0-11.2.4 |
libQtWebKit4 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | All versions | 4.8.7+2.3.4-4.5.1 |
libqca2 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | All versions | 2.0.3-17.2.1 |
libqt4 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | All versions | 4.8.7-8.6.1 |
libqt4-devel-doc SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | All versions | 4.8.7-8.6.4 |
libqt4-sql-plugins SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | All versions | 4.8.7-8.6.1 |
libQtWebKit4 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | All versions | 4.8.7+2.3.4-4.5.1 |
libqca2 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | All versions | 2.0.3-17.2.1 |
libqt4 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | All versions | 4.8.7-8.6.1 |
libqt4-devel-doc SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | All versions | 4.8.7-8.6.4 |
libqt4-sql-plugins SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | All versions | 4.8.7-8.6.1 |
libQtWebKit4 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 | All versions | 4.8.7+2.3.4-4.5.1 |
libqca2 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 | All versions | 2.0.3-17.2.1 |
libqt4 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 | All versions | 4.8.7-8.6.1 |
libqt4-devel-doc SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 | All versions | 4.8.7-8.6.4 |
libqt4-sql-plugins SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 | All versions | 4.8.7-8.6.1 |
libqt4 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 | All versions | 4.8.7-8.6.1 |
libqt4-sql-plugins SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 | All versions | 4.8.7-8.6.1 |
qt4-qtscript SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 | All versions | 0.2.0-11.2.4 |
Products include Qt Qxmlsimplereader.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10040?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-10040 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10040 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10040, GHSA-6ppq-w2qp-6rhq, MGASA-2018-0284, SUSE-SU-2018:1902-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10040.