XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Affecting expat package, versions <2.2.0-r1
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.3% (71st
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE316-EXPAT-2842282
- published 25 Jul 2017
- disclosed 25 Jul 2017
How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.16
expat
to version 2.2.0-r1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream expat
package and not the expat
package as distributed by Alpine
.
See How to fix?
for Alpine:3.16
relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://support.apple.com/HT208112
- https://support.apple.com/HT208113
- https://support.apple.com/HT208115
- https://support.apple.com/HT208144
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/blob/master/expat/Changes
- https://libexpat.github.io/doc/cve-2017-9233/
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03244804
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-9233
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3898
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-9233
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/17/7
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99276
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-9233
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
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