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CVE-2017-5644 (GCVE-0-2017-5644)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-24 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 15:11

Summary

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.

Severity

5.5 (Medium)


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

CWE

Assigner

apache mitre root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96983	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html	x_refsource_MISC
http://poi.apache.org/#20+March+2017+-+CVE-2017-5…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
Apache Software Foundation	Apache POI	Affected: before 3.15	guessed

Date Public

2017-03-20 00:00

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CNVD-2017-04097

Vulnerability from cnvd - Published: 2017-04-07

Title

Apache POI拒绝服务漏洞（CNVD-2017-04097）

Description

Apache POI是美国阿帕奇（Apache）软件基金会用Java编写的免费开源的跨平台的Java API。 Apache POI存在远程拒绝服务漏洞。攻击者可利用此漏洞造成CPU消耗过多内存，导致拒绝服务。

Severity

高

Patch Name

Apache POI拒绝服务漏洞（CNVD-2017-04097）的补丁

Patch Description

Apache POI是美国阿帕奇（Apache）软件基金会用Java编写的免费开源的跨平台的 Java API。 Apache POI存在远程拒绝服务漏洞。攻击者可利用此漏洞造成CPU消耗过多内存，导致拒绝服务。目前，供应商发布了安全公告及相关补丁信息，修复了此漏洞。

Formal description

目前厂商已经发布了升级补丁以修复此安全问题，补丁获取链接： http://poi.apache.org/

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96983 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5644

Impacted products

Name
Apache POI <=3.14

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FKIE_CVE-2017-5644

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-03-24 14:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:20

Severity

5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Summary

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.

References

URL	Tags
security@apache.org	http://poi.apache.org/#20+March+2017+-+CVE-2017-5644+-+Possible+DOS+%28Denial+of+Service%29+in+Apache+POI+versions+prior+to+3.15	Vendor Advisory
security@apache.org	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96983
security@apache.org	https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://poi.apache.org/#20+March+2017+-+CVE-2017-5644+-+Possible+DOS+%28Denial+of+Service%29+in+Apache+POI+versions+prior+to+3.15	Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96983
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	apache	poi	*

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GHSA-78VV-QJ73-H9M5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:14 – Updated: 2022-07-01 16:57

Summary

Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs in Apache POI

Details

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.

Severity

5.5 (Medium)


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

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GSD-2017-5644

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:21

Details

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.

Aliases

CVE-2017-5644

Aliases

CVE-2017-5644

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UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5644 (CVE-2017-5644)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2017-03-24 14:59 – Updated: 2025-10-24 04:46 – Source website

Details

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.

Severity

5.5 (Medium)


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

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5644	REPORT
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/20/9	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5644	REPORT

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      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "libapache-poi-java",
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        "name": "libapache-poi-java",
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WID-SEC-W-2024-0068

Vulnerability from csaf_certbund - Published: 2024-01-11 23:00 - Updated: 2024-11-11 23:00

Summary

IBM Business Automation Workflow: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Severity

Hoch

Scope

12 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2017-5644.

CVE-2017-5644

In IBM Business Automation Workflow existieren mehrere Schwachstellen. Diese bestehen in den Komponenten "Dom4J", "JDOM", "Apache XMLBeans", "Apache POI", "Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE)", "Wildfly" sowie " Apache Xerces2". Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann diese Schwachstellen ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen oder Dateien zu manipulieren.

Known affected: 1 product

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WID-SEC-W-2026-0180

Vulnerability from csaf_certbund - Published: 2026-01-20 23:00 - Updated: 2026-01-20 23:00

Summary

Dell Data Protection Advisor: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Severity

Hoch

Scope

378 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2017-5644.

CVE-2017-5644

Known affected: 1 product

Open the full advisory

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
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Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base model, served locally by ML-Gateway. They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
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Action not permitted

CVE-2017-5644 (GCVE-0-2017-5644)

CNVD-2017-04097

FKIE_CVE-2017-5644

GHSA-78VV-QJ73-H9M5

GSD-2017-5644

UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5644 (CVE-2017-5644)

WID-SEC-W-2024-0068

WID-SEC-W-2026-0180

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