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XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Affecting expat package, versions <2.2.1-1

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.3% (70th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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Red Hat
7.5 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-EXPAT-358049
  • published 25 Jul 2017
  • disclosed 25 Jul 2017
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Introduced: 25 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-9233 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-611 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-835 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable expat to version 2.2.1-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream expat package and not the expat package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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