CVE-2017-9233
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-07-25 20:00
Modified
2024-08-05 17:02
Severity ?
Summary
XML 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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3898Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/17/7Mailing List, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99276Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/blob/master/expat/ChangesRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://libexpat.github.io/doc/cve-2017-9233/Exploit, Technical Description, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
cve@mitre.orghttps://support.apple.com/HT208112Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://support.apple.com/HT208113Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://support.apple.com/HT208115Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://support.apple.com/HT208144Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03244804Third Party Advisory
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