CVE catalog
CVE-2016-2175
libpdfbox-java: CVE-2016-2175
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.84% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libpdfbox-java | sid | 1:1.8.17-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libpdfbox-java | forky | 1:1.8.17-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libpdfbox-java | trixie | 1:1.8.16-5 | fixed |
| Debian | libpdfbox-java | bookworm | 1:1.8.16-2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libpdfbox-java | 16.04 | 1:1.8.7+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpdfbox-java | 16.04 | 1:1.8.10-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpdfbox-java | 16.04 | 1:1.8.10-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libpdfbox-java | 16.04 | 1:1.8.11+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libpdfbox-java | source | sid | 1:1.8.12-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libpdfbox-java | source | forky | 1:1.8.12-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libpdfbox-java | source | trixie | 1:1.8.12-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libpdfbox-java | source | bookworm | 1:1.8.12-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libfontbox-java]Fixed
Source package: [libpdfbox-java]
Details (2)
1:1.8.16-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.12-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
1:1.8.16-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.12-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
- [libfontbox-java-doc]Fixed
Source package: [libpdfbox-java]
Details (2)
1:1.8.16-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.12-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
1:1.8.16-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.12-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
- [libjempbox-java]Fixed
Source package: [libpdfbox-java]
Details (2)
1:1.8.16-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.12-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
1:1.8.16-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.12-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
- [libjempbox-java-doc]Fixed
Source package: [libpdfbox-java]
Details (2)
1:1.8.16-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.12-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
1:1.8.16-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.12-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
- [libpdfbox-java]Fixed
Details (2)
1:1.8.16-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.12-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
1:1.8.16-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.12-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
- [libpdfbox-java-doc]Fixed
Source package: [libpdfbox-java]
Details (2)
1:1.8.16-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.12-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
1:1.8.16-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.12-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libfontbox-java]Fixed
Source package: [libpdfbox-java]
Details (2)
1:1.8.16-5· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.12-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 13
1:1.8.16-5· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.12-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 13
- [libjempbox-java]Fixed
Source package: [libpdfbox-java]
Details (2)
1:1.8.16-5· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.12-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 13
1:1.8.16-5· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.12-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 13
- [libpdfbox-java]Fixed
Details (2)
1:1.8.16-5· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.12-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 13
1:1.8.16-5· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.8.12-1dsa · libpdfbox-java · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0179]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10208-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2175]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-505-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3606-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2175]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2175]
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