QXmlSimpleReader in Qt before 5.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.
CVE-2013-4549
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 5.0 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 3.1% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 5.0MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 5.0(low)
- EG Risk
- 28(Track)EG Risk 28/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity50% × 45%Exploitation3% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 3%
- EPSS %ILE
- 87%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
December 23, 2013
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (26)
- secalert@redhathttp://blog.qt.digia.com/blog/2014/04/24/qt-4-8-6-released/
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/132395.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00044.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00047.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00085.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00104.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00106.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/announce/2013-December/000036.html
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/56008
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/56166
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2057-1
- secalert@redhathttps://codereview.qt-project.org/#change%2C71010
- secalert@redhathttps://codereview.qt-project.org/#change%2C71368
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://blog.qt.digia.com/blog/2014/04/24/qt-4-8-6-released/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/132395.html
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libqt4-xml (4:4.8.3+dfsg-0ubuntu3.2) @ quantal | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| qtbase-opensource-src | — | 5.1.1+dfsg-6 | — |
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| qtbase-opensource-src | — | 5.1.1+dfsg-6 | — |
Debian:13(1)
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|---|---|---|---|
| qtbase-opensource-src | — | 5.1.1+dfsg-6 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| qtbase-opensource-src | — | 5.1.1+dfsg-6 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
All Vendor Advisories
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