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ALPINE-CVE-2017-9233

ALPINE-CVE-2017-9233 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

XML External Entity vulnerability in libexpat 2.2.0 and earlier (Expat XML Parser Library) allows attackers to put the parser in an infinite loop using a malformed external entity definition from an external DTD.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.23expat0, 0, 2.2.0-r0
Alpine:v3.9expat2.0.1-r0, 0, 2.2.0-r0
Alpine:v3.10expat0, 0, 2.0.1-r1
Alpine:v3.15expat0, 0, 2.2.0-r0
Alpine:v3.4expat2.1.0-r2, 2.1.0-r1, 0
Alpine:v3.6expat0, 0, 2.2.0-r0
Alpine:v3.18expat2.0.1-r2, 2.2.0-r0, 2.1.1-r0
Alpine:v3.7expat2.0.1-r6, 0, 2.0.1-r0
Alpine:v3.16expat2.0.1-r0, 2.0.1-r1, 2.0.1-r3
Alpine:v3.21expat2.0.1-r2, 0, 2.2.0-r0
Alpine:v3.5expat0, 2.0.1-r2, 2.0.1-r3
Alpine:v3.20expat0, 0, 2.0.1-r0
Alpine:v3.22expat0, 0, 2.0.1-r0
Alpine:v3.12expat0, 2.0.1-r0, 2.0.1-r1
Alpine:v3.11expat0, 2.0.1-r0, 2.0.1-r1
Alpine:v3.19expat0, 0, 2.2.0-r0
Alpine:v3.14expat2.0.1-r0, 0, 2.2.0-r0
Alpine:v3.13expat0, 2.2.0-r0, 0
Alpine:v3.8expat2.2.0-r0, 0, 2.0.1-r0
Alpine:v3.24expat0

…and 1 more

Timeline

  • Jul 25, 2017 CVE Published
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • Jun 15, 2026 CVE Updated
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