CVE-2017-7464
Find out more about CVE-2017-7464 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 4 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
CVSS v3 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 8.7 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | High |
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Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform On-Premise 4 | security | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.0 | tomcat | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 7 | XML Frameworks | Will not fix |
Acknowledgements
This issue was discovered by Jason Shepherd (Red Hat).Mitigation
Enable the security features of the DocumentBuilderFactory or SaxParserFactory as described by OWASP:
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/XML_External_Entity_(XXE)_Prevention_Cheat_Sheet#JAXP_DocumentBuilderFactory.2C_SAXParserFactory_and_DOM4J
