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BDU:2018-00112 (CVE-2017-9233)

Vulnerability from fstec – Published: 2018-01-24 – Updated: 2026-10-09 – View on bdu.fstec.ru Exploit publicly available Fixed

Title

Уязвимость функции entityValueInitProcessor библиотеки для анализа XML-файлов libexpat, позволяющая нарушителю вызвать отказ в обслуживании

Summary

Уязвимость функции entityValueInitProcessor библиотеки для анализа XML-файлов libexpat свзана с неверным ограничением XML-ссылок на внешние DTD-объекты. Эксплуатация уязвимости может позволить нарушителю, действующему удалённо, вызвать отказ в обслуживании (бесконечный цикл) при обработке XML-документов

Severity

5.0 (Medium) CVSS 2.0


                      
                        AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

7.5 (High) CVSS 3.0


                      
                        CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Class

Code vulnerability

Status

Confirmed by the vendor

Exploitation

Injection

Incidents

Being clarified

Remediation

Software update

CWE

CWE-611 - Неверное ограничение XML-ссылок на внешние объекты

Aliases

CVE-2017-9233, BID, ID:99276

References

4 references

URL
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/17/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99276
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/blob/master/expat/Changes
https://libexpat.github.io/doc/cve-2017-9233/

Impacted products

2 products from 2 vendors

Vendors

ООО «РусБИТех-Астра», Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения

Products

Astra Linux Special Edition (запись в едином реестре российских программ №369), libexpat

Versions

1.5 «Смоленск» (Astra Linux Special Edition), до 2.2.0 включительно (libexpat)

Product types

Operating system, Application software

Platforms

ООО «РусБИТех-Астра» Astra Linux Special Edition 1.5 «Смоленск» (запись в едином реестре российских программ №369)

Mitigations

Для libexpat использование рекомендаций: https://libexpat.github.io/doc/cve-2017-9233/ Для Astra Linux: обновление программного обеспечения до 2.1.0-1+deb7u5 или более поздней версии

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{
  "CVSS 2.0": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
  "CVSS 3.0": "AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
  "CVSS 4.0": null,
  "remediation_\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440": null,
  "remediation_\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435": null,
  "\u0412\u0435\u043d\u0434\u043e\u0440 \u041f\u041e": "\u041e\u041e\u041e \u00ab\u0420\u0443\u0441\u0411\u0418\u0422\u0435\u0445-\u0410\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u00bb, \u0421\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f",
  "\u0412\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0438\u044f \u041f\u041e": "1.5 \u00ab\u0421\u043c\u043e\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u043a\u00bb (Astra Linux Special Edition), \u0434\u043e 2.2.0 \u0432\u043a\u043b\u044e\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e (libexpat)",
  "\u0412\u043e\u0437\u043c\u043e\u0436\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043c\u0435\u0440\u044b \u043f\u043e \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044e": "\u0414\u043b\u044f libexpat \u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0440\u0435\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0439: \nhttps://libexpat.github.io/doc/cve-2017-9233/\n\n\u0414\u043b\u044f Astra Linux:\n\u043e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0434\u043e 2.1.0-1+deb7u5 \u0438\u043b\u0438 \u0431\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0434\u043d\u0435\u0439 \u0432\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0438\u0438",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u0432\u044b\u044f\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "25.06.2017",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0435\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "09.10.2026",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438": "24.01.2018",
  "\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440": "BDU:2018-00112",
  "\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c \u043e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "CVE-2017-9233, BID ID:99276",
  "\u0418\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0430",
  "\u041a\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0441 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u0434\u0430",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041f\u041e": "Astra Linux Special Edition (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u2116369), libexpat",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041e\u0421 \u0438 \u0442\u0438\u043f \u0430\u043f\u043f\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u044b": "\u041e\u041e\u041e \u00ab\u0420\u0443\u0441\u0411\u0418\u0422\u0435\u0445-\u0410\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u00bb Astra Linux Special Edition 1.5 \u00ab\u0421\u043c\u043e\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u043a\u00bb  (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u2116369)",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0444\u0443\u043d\u043a\u0446\u0438\u0438 entityValueInitProcessor \u0431\u0438\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043e\u0442\u0435\u043a\u0438 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0430\u043d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0437\u0430 XML-\u0444\u0430\u0439\u043b\u043e\u0432 libexpat, \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044f\u044e\u0449\u0430\u044f \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e \u0432\u044b\u0437\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0430\u0437 \u0432 \u043e\u0431\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0438",
  "\u041d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0438\u0435 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u043e\u0439\u0442\u0430": "\u0421\u0443\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0435\u0442 \u0432 \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0442\u043e\u043c \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u0435",
  "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "\u041d\u0435\u0432\u0435\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 XML-\u0441\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043e\u043a \u043d\u0430 \u0432\u043d\u0435\u0448\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043e\u0431\u044a\u0435\u043a\u0442\u044b (CWE-611)",
  "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0444\u0443\u043d\u043a\u0446\u0438\u0438 entityValueInitProcessor \u0431\u0438\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043e\u0442\u0435\u043a\u0438 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0430\u043d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0437\u0430 XML-\u0444\u0430\u0439\u043b\u043e\u0432 libexpat \u0441\u0432\u0437\u0430\u043d\u0430 \u0441 \u043d\u0435\u0432\u0435\u0440\u043d\u044b\u043c \u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435\u043c XML-\u0441\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043e\u043a \u043d\u0430 \u0432\u043d\u0435\u0448\u043d\u0438\u0435 DTD-\u043e\u0431\u044a\u0435\u043a\u0442\u044b. \u042d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e, \u0434\u0435\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0435\u043c\u0443 \u0443\u0434\u0430\u043b\u0451\u043d\u043d\u043e, \u0432\u044b\u0437\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0430\u0437 \u0432 \u043e\u0431\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0438\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0438 (\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0435\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0446\u0438\u043a\u043b) \u043f\u0440\u0438 \u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u043a\u0435 XML-\u0434\u043e\u043a\u0443\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442\u043e\u0432",
  "\u041f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u044f \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": null,
  "\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0447\u0430\u044f \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f": "-",
  "\u0421\u0432\u044f\u0437\u044c \u0441 \u0438\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0418\u0411": "\u0414\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0443\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044f\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f",
  "\u0421\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041e\u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430",
  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "\u041e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f",
  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438": "\u0418\u043d\u044a\u0435\u043a\u0446\u0438\u044f",
  "\u0421\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043a\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/17/7\nhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99276\nhttps://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/blob/master/expat/Changes\nhttps://libexpat.github.io/doc/cve-2017-9233/",
  "\u0421\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0441 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041f\u043e\u0434\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043c",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u041f\u041e": "\u041e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u0430, \u041f\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043b\u0430\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u041f\u041e \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "CWE-611",
  "\u0423\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0421\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 (\u0431\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 CVSS 2.0 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 5)\n\u0412\u044b\u0441\u043e\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 (\u0431\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 CVSS 3.0 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 7,5)"
}

CVE-2017-9233 (GCVE-0-2017-9233)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-07-25 20:00 – Updated: 2026-10-08 21:03

Summary

XML External Entity vulnerability in libexpat 2.2.0 and earlier (Expat XML Parser Library) allows attackers to put the parser in an infinite loop using a malformed external entity definition from an external DTD.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-10-08 20:58 UTC

CWE

Assigner

mitre CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2319 records in the last 180 days details

References

13 references

URL	Tags
https://support.apple.com/HT208144	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://libexpat.github.io/doc/cve-2017-9233/	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/blob/master/…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://support.apple.com/HT208113	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://support.apple.com/HT208112	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://support.apple.com/HT208115	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3898	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99276	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/17/7	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K03244804	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860…	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294b…	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST

Date Public

2017-06-17 00:00

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              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
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            "url": "https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/blob/master/expat/Changes"
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