CVE-2017-5644 Information

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 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://poi.apache.org/20+March+2017+-+CVE-2017-5644+-+Possible+DOS+28Denial+of+Service29+in+Apache+POI+versions+prior+to+3.15 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96983 https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5