NVD - CVE-2016-2175 (original) (raw)

CVE-2016-2175 Detail

Description

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.

Evaluator Description

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

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.8 HIGH

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

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.5 HIGH

Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Other	NIST

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Change History

14 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 6/16/2026 8:43:35 PM

CVE Status Change 5/06/2026 6:30:45 PM

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 9:47:57 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/13/2024 11:54:26 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 11/06/2023 9:31:01 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 8/02/2019 4:15:10 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/09/2018 3:59:36 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 1/04/2018 9:30:37 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 1/06/2017 10:00:36 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 11/29/2016 10:04:43 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 8/16/2016 4:35:13 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 7/26/2016 10:00:23 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 6/02/2016 12:47:48 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 6/02/2016 11:11:12 AM

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-2175
NVD Published Date:
06/01/2016
NVD Last Modified:
06/16/2026
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.