UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9233
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UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9233
Published: 21 Jun 2017Last Modified: 28 May 2026
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Summary:
Details: XML External Entity vulnerability in libexpat 2.2.0 and earlier (Expat XML Parser Library) allows attackers to put the parser in an infinite loop using a malformed external entity definition from an external DTD.
References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9233, https://libexpat.github.io/doc/cve-2017-9233/, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3356-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3356-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4825-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9233
Affected packages
Package
Name: expat
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/expat?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events:
Introduced- 0
Fixed -2.1.0-4ubuntu1.4
Affected versions
2.1.0-4
2.1.0-4ubuntu1
2.1.0-4ubuntu1.1
2.1.0-4ubuntu1.2
2.1.0-4ubuntu1.3
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
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Privileges Required
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User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
None
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Availability
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