CVE-2017-1000061 (GCVE-0-2017-1000061)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-07-13 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 21:53
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Summary
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
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2017-07-13 00:00
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