Bug 1512827 (CVE-2017-9096) - CVE-2017-9096 itext: External entities not disabled
Summary: CVE-2017-9096 itext: External entities not disabled
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: CVE-2017-9096
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1512828
Blocks: 1512829
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2017-11-14 08:45 UTC by Andrej Nemec
Modified: 2026-03-05 00:04 UTC (History)
45 users (show)

Fixed In Version: itext 5.5.12, itext 7.0.3
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Last Closed: 2018-04-22 23:55:55 UTC
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Description Andrej Nemec 2017-11-14 08:45:47 UTC 
The XML parsers in iText before 5.5.12 and 7.x before 7.0.3 do not disable external entities, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted PDF.

External References:

https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CSNC-2017-017_itext_xml_external_entity_attack.txt
Comment 1 Andrej Nemec 2017-11-14 08:46:11 UTC 
Created itext tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1512828]
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