Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 24, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-5644

Description

Apache POI in versions prior to release 3.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a specially crafted OOXML file, aka an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.

Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.apache.poi:poiMaven	< 3.15	3.15

Affected products

Apache/Poi
cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=3.14
Apache Software Foundation/Apache POIv5
Range: before 3.15

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

poi.apache.orgnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-78vv-qj73-h9m5ghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5644ghsaADVISORY
www.securityfocus.com/bid/96983nvdWEB
www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.htmlnvdWEB

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