High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Jul 17, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-1000061

Description

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

Affected products

Xmlsec Project/Xmlsec
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsec_project:xmlsec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=1.2.23

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

github.com/lsh123/xmlsec/issues/43nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2492nvd
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3PWHBRWXR3RNPHDSTQI6UWDG5ETOQ7VR/nvd
www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.htmlnvd

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