CVE-2017-5644
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs in Apache POI
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.17-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.17-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.17-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.17-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.17-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.poi:poi | <3.15 | 3.15 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | poi | {"endIncluding":"3.14"} | |
References
- 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://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5644
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5644
CWEs
CWE-776
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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