CVE-2017-5644

CWE-776 — XML Entity Expansion (Billion Laughs)8 documents6 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUM
EPSS
0.7%
top 28.91%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apache POIApache Software Foundation Apache POI
Timeline
PublishedMar 24
Latest updateMay 13

Description

Apache POI in versions prior to release 3.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a specially crafted OOXML file, aka an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

▶Mavenorg.apache.poi:poi< 3.15
▶Debianlibapache-poi-java< 3.17-1+3
▶NVDapache/poi3.14

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
OSV
Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs in Apache POI↗2022-05-13
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GHSA
Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs in Apache POI↗2022-05-13
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OSV
CVE-2017-5644: Apache POI in versions prior to release 3↗2017-03-24
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CVEList
CVE-2017-5644: Apache POI in versions prior to release 3↗2017-03-24
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2017-5644: libapache-poi-java - Apache POI in versions prior to release 3.15 allows remote attackers to cause a ...↗2017
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-5644 apache-poi: XML entity expansion via specially crafted OOXML file [fedora-all]↗2017-03-21
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-5644 apache-poi: XML entity expansion via specially crafted OOXML file↗2017-03-21
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CVE-2017-5644 (MEDIUM CVSS 5.5) | Apache POI in versions prior to rel | cvebase.io