CVE-2017-5644

Published on: 03/24/2017 12:00:00 AM UTC

Last Modified on: 03/23/2021 11:26:48 PM UTC

CVE-2017-5644

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

Certain versions of Poi from Apache contain the following vulnerability:

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.

  • CVE-2017-5644 has been assigned by URL Logo secu[email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as MEDIUM severity.
  • Affected Vendor/Software: URL Logo Apache Software Foundation - Apache POI version before 3.15

CVSS3 Score: 5.5 - MEDIUM

Attack
Vector ⓘ		 Attack
Complexity		 Privileges
Required		 User
Interaction
LOCAL LOW NONE REQUIRED
Scope Confidentiality
Impact		 Integrity
Impact		 Availability
Impact
UNCHANGED NONE NONE HIGH

CVSS2 Score: 7.1 - HIGH

Access
Vector ⓘ		 Access
Complexity		 Authentication
NETWORK MEDIUM NONE
Confidentiality
Impact		 Integrity
Impact		 Availability
Impact
NONE NONE COMPLETE

CVE References

Description Tags ⓘ Link
Apache POI CVE-2017-5644 Denial Of Service Vulnerability cve.report (archive)
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 URL Logo BID 96983
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2020 www.oracle.com
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 URL Logo MISC www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
Apache POI - the Java API for Microsoft Documents Vendor Advisory
poi.apache.org
text/html
 URL Logo CONFIRM poi.apache.org/#20+March+2017+-+CVE-2017-5644+-+Possible+DOS+%28Denial+of+Service%29+in+Apache+POI+versions+prior+to+3.15
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Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
ApplicationApachePoiAllAllAllAll
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
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