high7.8
CVE-2016-2175
High severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox
Impact
Apache PDFBox before 1.8.12 and 2.x before 2.0.1 does not properly initialize the XML parsers, which allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted PDF.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox | < 1.8.12 | 1.8.12 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | Pdfbox | Versions 1.8.0, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3, 1.8.4, 1.8.5 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Version 8.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- http://mail-archives.us.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201605.mbox/%3C83a03bcf-f86b-4688-37b5-615c080291d8%40apache.org%3E
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137214/Apache-PDFBox-1.8.11-2.0.0-XML-Injection.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0179.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0248.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0249.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0272.html
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1739564
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1739565
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3606
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538503/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90902
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ad5fbc86c1d1821ae1b963e8561ab6d6a5f66b2848e84f5a31477f54%40%3Ccommits.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4c32-xmgj-2g98
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2175
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ad5fbc86c1d1821ae1b963e8561ab6d6a5f66b2848e84f5a31477f54@%3Ccommits.tika.apache.org%3E
- http://mail-archives.us.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201605.mbox/%3C83a03bcf-f86b-4688-37b5-615c080291d8@apache.org%3E