CVE-2017-5644 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2017-03-24

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apache Software Foundation

Apache POI

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`before 3.15`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-2955	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.
Github GHSA	GHSA-78vv-qj73-h9m5	Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs in Apache POI

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0066.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://poi.apache.org/#20+March+2017+-+CVE-2017-5644+-+Possible+DOS+%28Denial+of+Service%29+in+Apache+POI+versions+prior+to+3.15
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96983
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html

History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.0066}`	epss `{'score': 0.00895}`

Subscriptions

Apache Poi

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published: 2017-03-24T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:11:47.262Z

Reserved: 2017-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-5644

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-24T14:59:00.273

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-5644

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-776

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