vulnerability
IBM HTTP Server: CVE-2017-9233: libexpat is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a XML External Entity vulnerability in the parser
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Nov 22, 2022 | Nov 20, 2025 | Nov 20, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Nov 22, 2022
Added
Nov 20, 2025
Modified
Nov 20, 2025
Description
libexpat is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a XML External Entity vulnerability in the parser. By using a specially-crafted XML file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause an infinite loop.
Solutions
ibm-http_server-apply-interim-fix-ph50316-for-9_0ibm-http_server-apply-interim-fix-ph50316-for-8_5ibm-http_server-apply-interim-fix-ph50316-for-8_0ibm-http_server-apply-interim-fix-ph50316-for-7_0ibm-http_server-apply-fix-pack-9_0_5_15ibm-http_server-apply-fix-pack-8_5_5_23ibm-http_server-apply-fix-pack-8_0_0_16ibm-http_server-apply-fix-pack-7_0_0_46
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