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TI-2017-03644 Aliases CVE-2017-5644GHSA-78vv-qj73-h9m5

Apache POI in versions prior to release 3.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…

Priority LOW 32CWE-776Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04595 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache POI (Apache Software Foundation): 3.15org.apache.poi:poi (Maven): 3.15

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache POIbefore 3.153.15Patch availableCNA
—org.apache.poi:poi (Maven)before 3.153.15Patch availableGHSA-78vv-qj73-h9m5
  • Apache POI VendorApache Affected before 3.15 Fixed in 3.15 Patch available CNA
  • org.apache.poi:poi (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.15 Fixed in 3.15 Patch available GHSA-78vv-qj73-h9m5

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.14VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:poi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.14 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Apache POI (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 3.15
  • Fix · GHSA-78vv-qj73-h9m5 org.apache.poi:poi (Maven) Fixed in 3.15 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5644
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-78vv-qj73-h9m5

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2017-09351 Infinite loop in Apache POI CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2014-02855 The OPC SAX setup in Apache POI before 3.10.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2025-22816 Improper input validation in Apache POI CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2012-00206 The UnhandledDataStructure function in hwpf/model/UnhandledDataStructure.java in Apache… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2016-04320 The XLSX2CSV example in Apache POI before 3.14 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2014-07749 HSLFSlideShow in Apache POI before 3.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
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Sources

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