The XML parsers in iText before 5.5.12 and 7.x before 7.0.3 do not disable external entities, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted PDF.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541483/100/0/threaded | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03902en_us | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CSNC-2017-017_itext_xml_external_entity_attack.txt | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html |
History
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2017-11-08T16:00:00
Updated: 2020-10-20T21:14:52
Reserved: 2017-05-19T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-9096
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2017-11-08T16:29:00.263
Modified: 2020-10-20T22:15:22.200
Link: CVE-2017-9096
JSON object: View
Redhat Information
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CWE