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CVE-2017-9233 High

CVE-2017-9233

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.

Exploit probability 9.1%
Published July 25, 2017
Required by Not available
Last source change August 7, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

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207 explicit affected versions

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249 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities PSF-2017-7

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.

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Open Source Vulnerabilities CVE-2017-9233

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.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence