CVE-2017-9096
The XML parsers in iText before 5.5.12 and 7.x before 7.0.3 do not disable external entities, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted PDF.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| itextpdf / itext | 7.0.0 | 7.0.0.x |
| itextpdf / itext | 7.0.1 | 7.0.1.x |
| itextpdf / itext | 7.0.2 | 7.0.2.x |
| itextpdf / itext | - | 5.5.12 |
com.itextpdf / itextpdf
|
- | 5.5.12 |
|
com.itextpdf / itextpdf
|
7.0.0 | 7.0.3 |
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541483/100/0/threaded
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03902en_us
- https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CSNC-2017-017_itext_xml_external_entity_attack.txt
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
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