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CVE-2017-5644

Published: Mar 24, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-776
NVD MITRE
5.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
4.6%
Top 9.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-776

Affected Products

poiapache
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
Apache POIApache Software Foundation
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
org.apache.poi:poiMavenOSS Libraries
apacheoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache http server, apache httpd
apache software foundationoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache foundation
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

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

Published
Mar 24, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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