Is CVE-2017-5644 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-5644 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-5644?

CVE-2017-5644 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-5644?

CVE-2017-5644 has an EPSS score of 4.59% (90th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5644?

Upgrade libapache-poi-java on debian 11 to 3.17-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-5644

MEDIUMEPSS 90th pctl

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Apache POI in versions prior to release 3.15 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a specially crafted OOXML file, aka an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.

CWE-776

How to fix

Remediation Available

libapache-poi-javaDebian

Fixed in:3.17-1CVE-2017-5644

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

4.59%probability of exploitation in 30 days

90thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

poi.apache.org

Other references2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.