CVE-2017-7492
Description
This CVE is under investigation by Red Hat Product Security.
Statement
After further analysis of this issue, it was determined that the flaw was in the XML Frameworks implementation on EAP 7, not in RESTEasy.
If you use a javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory to process a javax.xml.transform.Source instance please be aware of this outstanding issue with that functionality on EAP 7.0.x:
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.5 | N/A | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | N/A | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | High | N/A | N/A |
| Privileges Required | None | N/A | N/A |
| User Interaction | None | N/A | N/A |
| Scope | Changed | N/A | N/A |
| Confidentiality | Low | N/A | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | N/A | N/A |
| Availability Impact | High | N/A | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:H
Acknowledgements
This issue was discovered by Katerina Novotna (Red Hat).
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