CVE-2017-9233
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Jul 25, 2017
- Updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- Reserved
- May 26, 2017
Description
XML External Entity vulnerability in libexpat 2.2.0 and earlier (Expat XML Parser Library) allows attackers to put the parser in an infinite loop using a malformed external entity definition from an external DTD.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- https://support.apple.com/HT208144
- https://libexpat.github.io/doc/cve-2017-9233/
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/blob/master/expat/Changes
- 1039427vdb-entry
- https://support.apple.com/HT208113
- https://support.apple.com/HT208112
- https://support.apple.com/HT208115
- DSA-3898vendor-advisory
- 99276vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20170618 Expat 2.2.1 security fixesmailing-list
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03244804
- [bookkeeper-issues] 20210628 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8mailing-list
- [bookkeeper-issues] 20210629 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8mailing-list
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