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CVE-2014-3574: Improper Input Validation in Apache POI

May 17, 2022 (updated August 16, 2022)

Apache POI before 3.10.1 and 3.11.x before 3.11-beta2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and crash) via a crafted OOXML file, aka an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.

References

  • poi.apache.org/changes.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1370.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1398.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1399.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1400.html
  • www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21996759
  • www.apache.org/dist/poi/release/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95768
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-5wfp-8643-c58x
  • lucene.apache.org/solr/solrnews.html
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3574

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 3.10.1, version 3.11-beta1

Fixed versions

  • 3.10.1
  • 3.11-beta2

Solution

Upgrade to versions 3.10.1, 3.11-beta2 or above. *Note*: 3.11-beta2 may be an unstable version. Use caution.

Impact 4.3 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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Source file

maven/org.apache.poi/poi/CVE-2014-3574.yml

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