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CVE-2017-1000061 json

xmlsec 1.2.23 and before is vulnerable to XML External Entity Expansion when parsing crafted input documents, resulting in possible informa…

published 9y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2017-1381

cvss
7.1
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.4%
EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 71%
public exploits
0
none known

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

Patch / fix

  • xmlsec1 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.2.24-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000061

  • xmlsec1 Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 1.2.18-2ubuntu1+esm1
  • xmlsec1 Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 1.2.20-2ubuntu4+esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000061

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  • xmlsec1 RHEL 7 1.2.20-7.el7_4
  • xmlsec1-nss RHEL 7 1.2.20-7.el7_4
  • xmlsec1-gcrypt RHEL 7 1.2.20-7.el7_4
  • xmlsec1-gnutls RHEL 7 1.2.20-7.el7_4
  • xmlsec1-openssl RHEL 7 1.2.20-7.el7_4

red hat advisories RHSA-2017:2492

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-1000061 updated cvss 6.5

xmlsec1: xmlsec vulnerable to external entity expansion

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 xmlsec1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 xmlsec1, xmlsec1-nss, xmlsec1-gcrypt, xmlsec1-gnutls, xmlsec1-openssl
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) xmlsec1 1.2.20-7.el7_4, xmlsec1-openssl 1.2.20-7.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) xmlsec1-nss 1.2.20-7.el7_4, xmlsec1-gcrypt 1.2.20-7.el7_4, xmlsec1-gnutls 1.2.20-7.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) xmlsec1 1.2.20-7.el7_4, xmlsec1-openssl 1.2.20-7.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) xmlsec1-nss 1.2.20-7.el7_4, xmlsec1-gcrypt 1.2.20-7.el7_4, xmlsec1-gnutls 1.2.20-7.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) xmlsec1 1.2.20-7.el7_4, xmlsec1-openssl 1.2.20-7.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) xmlsec1-nss 1.2.20-7.el7_4, xmlsec1-gcrypt 1.2.20-7.el7_4, xmlsec1-gnutls 1.2.20-7.el7_4
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) xmlsec1 1.2.20-7.el7_4, xmlsec1-openssl 1.2.20-7.el7_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) xmlsec1-nss 1.2.20-7.el7_4, xmlsec1-gcrypt 1.2.20-7.el7_4, xmlsec1-gnutls 1.2.20-7.el7_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:2492

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Exploit prediction

1.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

Sources

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