CVE-2017-9233

CVSS V2 Medium 5 CVSS V3 High 7.5
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2017-9233
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2017-07-25T20:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2022-07-28T11:30:48
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-611 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:libexpat_project:libexpat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.2.0
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.7.0 2.7.15
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 3.3.0 3.3.7
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 3.4.0 3.4.7
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 3.5.0 3.5.4
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 3.6.0 3.6.2
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 5
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://libexpat.github.io/doc/cve-2017-9233/ Exploit Technical Description Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/blob/master/expat/Changes Release Notes 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
https://support.apple.com/HT208144
https://support.apple.com/HT208115
https://support.apple.com/HT208113
https://support.apple.com/HT208112
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3898
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03244804
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9233
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-9233
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 07:09:30 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 19:05:36 2017-07-25T20:29Z 2017-07-25T20:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 19:05:36 2022-07-28T11:30:48 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 19:05:37 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated