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CVE-2017-1000061

high

Description

xmlsec 1.2.23 and before is vulnerable to XML External Entity Expansion when parsing crafted input documents, resulting in possible information disclosure or denial of service

References

https://www.tenable.com/blog/oracle-april-2021-critical-patch-update-addresses-257-cves-including-zerologon-cve-2020-1472

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3PWHBRWXR3RNPHDSTQI6UWDG5ETOQ7VR/

https://github.com/lsh123/xmlsec/issues/43

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2492

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-07-17

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

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

Severity: High