CVE-2017-9096

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2017-11-06
CWE:
CWE-611
Bugzilla:
1512827: CVE-2017-9096 itext: External entities not disabled

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

The XML parsers in iText before 5.5.12 and 7.x before 7.0.3 do not disable external entities, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted PDF.

Find out more about CVE-2017-9096 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 6.5
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 5 itext Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss EAP 5 itext Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 itext Not affected
Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6 itext Not affected

External References

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