#VU86355 XML Entity Expansion in Apache POI - CVE-2017-5644 

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#VU86355 XML Entity Expansion in Apache POI - CVE-2017-5644

Published: February 13, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU86355
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5644
CWE-ID: CWE-776
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache POI
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A local user can pass a specially crafted OOXML file to the affected application and perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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