Vulnerability Report

CVE-2017-7375

Title: Xmlsoft Libxml2 XML External Entity (XXE)

XML External Entity (XXE)

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2017-7375.

CWE Category CWE-611
Published Date Feb 19, 2018
Modified Date Dec 03, 2025
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 9.8 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
2.64%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2017-7375: A flaw in libxml2 allows remote XML entity inclusion with default parser flags (i.e., when the caller did not request entity substitution, DTD validation, external DTD subset loading, or default DTD attributes). Depending on the context, this may expose a higher-risk attack surface in libxml2 not usually reachable with default parser flags, and expose content from local files, HTTP, or FTP servers (which might be otherwise unreachable).

Impacted Vendors

X
xmlsoft 1

Reference Links

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98877 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623 https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libxml2/+/308396a55280f69ad4112d4f9892f4cbeff042aa https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1462203 https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=90ccb58242866b0ba3edbef8fe44214a101c2b3e https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01 https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01 https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3952 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98877 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038623 https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libxml2/+/308396a55280f69ad4112d4f9892f4cbeff042aa https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1462203 https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=90ccb58242866b0ba3edbef8fe44214a101c2b3e https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-01 https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01 https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3952
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Severity CRITICAL
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity CRITICAL
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.5
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2017-7375 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.