CVE-2017-9096

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    CVE-2017-9096

    Published: 8 Nov 2017Last Modified: 27 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541483/100/0/threaded, https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03902en_us, https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CSNC-2017-017_itext_xml_external_entity_attack.txt

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- ed042f3ff209ceb0a5571415937bb5aaba8bd5ff
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    7.0.0
    7.0.1
    7.0.2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High