5.5med
CVE-2017-5644
Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs in Apache POI
Also known as GHSA-78vv-qj73-h9m5
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.6%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
4.59% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.1 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.poi:poi | <3.15 | 3.15 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache POI
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-776 Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/96983 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- oracle.com /security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- poi.apache.org /#20+March+2017+-+CVE-2017-5644+-+Possible+DOS+%28Denial+of+Service%29+in+Apache+POI+versi · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5644 · advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-5644
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-78vv-qj73-h9m5
- NVD: CVE-2017-5644
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