USN-3356-1

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    USN-3356-1

    Published: 19 Jul 2017Last Modified: 27 Apr 2026

    Summary: expat vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that Expat incorrectly handled certain external entities. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Expat to hang, resulting in a denial of service.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3356-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9233

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: expat

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?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
    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
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