Description
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.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Affected products
- Debian / debian_linux8.0 – 8.0
- Debian / debian_linux9.0 – 9.0
- Debian / debian_linux10.0 – 10.0
- libexpat project / libexpat2.2.0
- Python / python2.7.0 – 2.7.15
References
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://support.apple.com/HT208144
- MISChttps://libexpat.github.io/doc/cve-2017-9233/
- MISChttps://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/blob/master/expat/Changes
- MISChttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://support.apple.com/HT208113
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://support.apple.com/HT208112
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://support.apple.com/HT208115
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3898
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99276
- MAILING_LISThttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/17/7
- MISChttps://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03244804
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
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