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Attackers could\nexploit this issue for DoS; it might cause arbitrary code execution\n(CVE-2017-8400).\n","status":"published","published":"2017-08-07T22:16:24Z","modified":"2026-04-16T06:26:01.149968248Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:49:40.103088Z"}]}}