🛡️ CVE-2014-3574 — poi
Description
Improper Input Validation in Apache POI
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.
Weakness class
CVE-2014-3574 is classified as CWE-20: Improper Input Validation. The application accepts input without checking that it has the expected form, so malformed values reach code that assumes they are well formed.
Affected software
CVE-2014-3574 is recorded against 1 package.
- org.apache.poi:poi (from 3.11-beta1 up to 3.11-beta2)
Timeline and source
Published on 17 May 2022 and last revised on 8 December 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
lucene.apache.org (Web)
svn.apache.org (Web)
svn.apache.org (Web)
svn.apache.org (Web)
svn.apache.org (Web)
poi.apache.org (Web)
rhn.redhat.com (Web)
rhn.redhat.com (Web)
rhn.redhat.com (Web)
rhn.redhat.com (Web)
www-01.ibm.com (Web)
www.apache.org (Web)
Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.apache.poi:poi | 3.11-beta1 | 3.11-beta2 |
References
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