Bug 1434522 (CVE-2017-5644)

Summary:	CVE-2017-5644 apache-poi: XML entity expansion via specially crafted OOXML file
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Andrej Nemec <anemec>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED UPSTREAM	QA Contact:
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Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	apmukher, java-sig-commits, puntogil
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OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	apache-poi 3.15	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
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Bug Depends On:	1434523
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Description Andrej Nemec 2017-03-21 16:09:48 UTC

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.

References:

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/20/9

Comment 1 Andrej Nemec 2017-03-21 16:10:58 UTC

Created apache-poi tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1434523]

Comment 2 Product Security DevOps Team 2019-06-08 03:09:24 UTC

This CVE Bugzilla entry is for community support informational purposes only as it does not affect a package in a commercially supported Red Hat product. Refer to the dependent bugs for status of those individual community products.