CVE-2017-12621

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-12621
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-09-28 01:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:38:00 UTC
DescriptionDuring Jelly (xml) file parsing with Apache Xerces, if a custom doctype entity is declared with a "SYSTEM" entity with a URL and that entity is used in the body of the Jelly file, during parser instantiation the parser will attempt to connect to said URL. This could lead to XML External Entity (XXE) attacks in Apache Commons Jelly before 1.0.1.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-611

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Commons-jelly All rc6 All All
Application Apache Commons Jelly All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[JELLY-293] Accommodate toggling off DTD external entities. - ASF JIRA CONFIRM issues.apache.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Pony Mail! lists.apache.org
Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Apache Commons Jelly Custom Doctype Entity Parsing May Let Remote Users Conduct XML External Entity Attacks - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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