CVE-2017-5644

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.

References

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-78vv-qj73-h9m5

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96983

http://poi.apache.org/#20+March+2017+-+CVE-2017-5644+-+Possible+DOS+%28Denial+of+Service%29+in+Apache+POI+versions+prior+to+3.15

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3

EPSS