CVE-2016-2175 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://mail-archives.us.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201605.mbox/3C83a03bcf-f86b-4688-37b5-615c080291d8@apache.org3E 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@3Ccommits.tika.apache.org3E

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8