What is CVE-2017-1000498?

CVE-2017-1000498 is a high-severity vulnerability in Androidsvg Project, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-01-03.

How severe is CVE-2017-1000498?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-1000498 known to be exploited?

5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XXE in Androidsvg Project

CVE-2017-1000498

AndroidSVG version 1.2.2 is vulnerable to XXE attacks in the SVG parsing component resulting in denial of service and possibly remote code execution

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2018-01-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (74.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Androidsvg Project — versions 1.2.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/BigBadaboom/androidsvg/issues/122 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1000498?: CVE-2017-1000498 is a high-severity vulnerability in Androidsvg Project, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-01-03.
How severe is CVE-2017-1000498?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-1000498 known to be exploited?: 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.