Description
Apache POI before 3.10.1 and 3.11.x before 3.11-beta2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and crash) via a crafted OOXML file, aka an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.3/10
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://poi.apache.org/changes.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1370.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1398.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1399.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1400.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59943
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60419
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61766
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996759
- http://www.apache.org/dist/poi/release/RELEASE-NOTES.txtVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69648
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95768
- https://lucene.apache.org/solr/solrnews.html#18-august-2014-recommendation-to-update-apache-poi-in-apache-solr-480-481-and-490-installationsPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://poi.apache.org/changes.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1370.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1398.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1399.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1400.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59943
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60419
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61766
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996759
- http://www.apache.org/dist/poi/release/RELEASE-NOTES.txtVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69648
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95768
- https://lucene.apache.org/solr/solrnews.html#18-august-2014-recommendation-to-update-apache-poi-in-apache-solr-480-481-and-490-installationsPatch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 4, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified