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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS03OHZ2LXFqNzMtaDltNc32LQ

Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs in Apache POI

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.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-78vv-qj73-h9m5
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Moderate
Classification: General
Published: almost 2 years ago
Updated: about 1 year ago

CVSS Score: 5.5
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Identifiers: GHSA-78vv-qj73-h9m5, CVE-2017-5644
References:

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5644
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
• http://poi.apache.org/#20+March+2017+-+CVE-2017-5644+-+Possible+DOS+%28Denial+of+Service%29+in+Apache+POI+versions+prior+to+3.15
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96983
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-78vv-qj73-h9m5

Blast Radius: 26.8

Affected Packages