CVE-2017-9233

Summary

CVECVE-2017-9233
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-07-25 20:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:50:00 UTC
DescriptionXML External Entity vulnerability in libexpat 2.2.0 and earlier (Expat XML Parser Library) allows attackers to put the parser in an infinite loop using a malformed external entity definition from an external DTD.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-611 | CWE-835

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Libexpat Project Libexpat All All All All
Application Python Python All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com
About the security content of watchOS 4 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com
[bookkeeper-issues] 20210628 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8 lists.apache.org
libexpat/Changes at master · libexpat/libexpat · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
CVE-2017-9233 · Expat XML parser CONFIRM libexpat.github.io Exploit, Technical Description, Vendor Advisory
About the security content of iOS 11 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com
support.f5.com/csp/article/K03244804 CONFIRM support.f5.com
Pony Mail! MLIST lists.apache.org
[bookkeeper-issues] 20210629 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8 lists.apache.org
Apple macOS/OS X Multiple Flaws Let Remote and Local Users Bypass Security and Deny Service, Local Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Applications Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
About the security content of tvOS 11 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com
oss-security - Expat 2.2.1 security fixes MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, VDB Entry
Expat CVE-2017-9233 XML External Entity Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3898-1 expat DEBIAN www.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 378374 IBM Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Server Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerabilty (6839161)
  • 500176 Alpine Linux Security Update for expat
  • 503911 Alpine Linux Security Update for expat
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