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CVE-2014-3574

GHSA ID

GHSA-5wfp-8643-c58x

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0.93126%

CWE

CWE-20

Published

5/17/2022

Updated

4/16/2024

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CVE-2014-3574

CVE-2014-3574: 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.

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CVE-2014-3574

CVE-2014-3574:

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CVE ID

CVE-2014-3574

GHSA ID

GHSA-5wfp-8643-c58x

EPSS Score

0.93126%

CWE

CWE-20

Published

5/17/2022

Updated

4/16/2024

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Technology

Java

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Technical Details

CVSS Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Package Name	Ecosystem	Vulnerable Versions	First Patched Version
org.apache.poi:poi	maven	< 3.10.1	3.10.1
org.apache.poi:poi	maven	= 3.11-beta1	3.11-beta2

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Root Cause Analysis

The vulnerability (CVE-2014-3574) stems from improper XML parsing configuration in Apache POI's OOXML handling. Key evidence includes:

The vulnerability specifically affects OOXML file processing
Fix commits (r1615720/r1615731) show changes to XML parser configuration
Red Hat advisories explicitly mention 'XML Entity Expansion (XEE)' in OOXML contexts
DocumentHelper.java is POI's central XML parser factory, and historical vulnerabilities (CVE-2014-3529) were fixed here
Package properties parsing is a common attack surface for OOXML metadata-based exploits These functions lacked critical security settings like FEATURE_SECURE_PROCESSING and entity expansion limits, enabling the XEE attack vector.

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