CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-9233
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-07-25
- Last modified
- 2026-10-08
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-611, CWE-835
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.
Affected configurations
• libexpat project libexpat (<= 2.2.0)
• python python (>= 2.7.0 < 2.7.15)
• python python (>= 3.3.0 < 3.3.7)
• python python (>= 3.4.0 < 3.4.7)
• python python (>= 3.5.0 < 3.5.4)
• python python (>= 3.6.0 < 3.6.2)
• debian debian linux 8.0
• debian debian linux 9.0
• debian debian linux 10.0
Related
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3898 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/17/7 Mailing List, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99276 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/blob/master/expat/Changes Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://libexpat.github.io/doc/cve-2017-9233/ Exploit, Technical Description, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E lists.apache.org
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E lists.apache.org
- https://support.apple.com/HT208112 Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT208113 Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT208115 Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT208144 Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03244804 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3898 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/17/7 Mailing List, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99276 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/blob/master/expat/Changes Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://libexpat.github.io/doc/cve-2017-9233/ Exploit, Technical Description, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E lists.apache.org
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E lists.apache.org
- https://support.apple.com/HT208112 Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT208113 Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT208115 Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT208144 Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03244804 Third Party Advisory