UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000061

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000061

    Published: 17 Jul 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Aliases:
    USN-5674-1

    Summary:

    Details: xmlsec 1.2.23 and before is vulnerable to XML External Entity Expansion when parsing crafted input documents, resulting in possible information disclosure or denial of service

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000061, https://github.com/lsh123/xmlsec/issues/43, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5674-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000061

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: xmlsec1

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.2.18-2ubuntu1+esm1

    Affected versions

    1.2.18-2
    1.2.18-2ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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