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FKIE_CVE-2017-9233

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-07-25 20:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:27

Severity

7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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

URL	Tags
cve@mitre.org	http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3898	Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/17/7	Mailing List, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99276	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org	https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/blob/master/expat/Changes	Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	https://libexpat.github.io/doc/cve-2017-9233/	Exploit, Technical Description, Vendor Advisory
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cve@mitre.org	https://support.apple.com/HT208112	Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	https://support.apple.com/HT208113	Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	https://support.apple.com/HT208115	Third Party Advisory
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cve@mitre.org	https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03244804	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3898	Third Party Advisory
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af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/blob/master/expat/Changes	Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
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af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://support.apple.com/HT208113	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://support.apple.com/HT208115	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://support.apple.com/HT208144	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03244804	Third Party Advisory

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
libexpat_project	libexpat	*
python	python	*
python	python	*
python	python	*
python	python	*
python	python	*
debian	debian_linux	8.0
debian	debian_linux	9.0
debian	debian_linux	10.0

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CVE-2017-9233 (GCVE-0-2017-9233)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-07-25 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 17:02

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

13 references

URL	Tags
https://support.apple.com/HT208144	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://libexpat.github.io/doc/cve-2017-9233/	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/blob/master/…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://support.apple.com/HT208113	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://support.apple.com/HT208112	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://support.apple.com/HT208115	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3898	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99276	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/17/7	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03244804	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860…	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
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Date Public

2017-06-17 00:00

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