CVE-2017-5644
MEDIUMApache POI < 3.15 - Denial of Service via XML Entity Expansion
Title source: llmDescription
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 (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96983
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://poi.apache.org/#20+March+2017+-+CVE-2017-5644+-+Possible+DOS+%28Denial+of+Service%29+in+Apache+POI+versions+prior+to+3.15
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0066
EPSS Percentile
71.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-776
Status
published
Products (3)
apache/poi
< 3.14
Apache Software Foundation/Apache POI
before 3.15
org.apache.poi/poi
0 - 3.15Maven
Published
Mar 24, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026