UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5992

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5992
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5992.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5992
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Published
2017-02-15T19:59:00Z
Modified
2025-07-18T16:43:53Z
Severity
  • 8.2 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Openpyxl 2.4.1 resolves external entities by default, which allows remote attackers to conduct XXE attacks via a crafted .xlsx document.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / openpyxl

Package

Name
openpyxl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openpyxl@2.3.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.3.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

2.*

2.3.0~b1-1ubuntu1
2.3.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "python-openpyxl",
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-openpyxl",
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5992.json"