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CVE-2017-5644: apache software foundation apache poi XML Entity Expansion

CVSS: 7.1v2.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5644DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5644GHSA-78vv-qj73-h9m5
Published 24-03-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-5644 is a high (CVSS 7.1) XML Entity Expansion vulnerability in apache software foundation apache poi. EPSS estimates a 4.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.59%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 24-03-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

4.59%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.59% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
4.59%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apache1 product
Apache software foundation1 product
Debian1 product
  • libapache-poi-java< 3.17-1
Org.apache.poi1 product
  • poi< 3.15
Ubuntu1 product
  • libapache-poi-javaAll versions (No fix recorded)

5 vendors · 5 products

References

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