CVE catalog

CVE-2017-12620

apache-opennlp: CVE-2017-12620

Severity: Critical · CVSS 9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: Oct 2, 2017, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 3.04% · Oct 25, 2026

When loading models or dictionaries that contain XML it is possible to perform an XXE attack, since Apache OpenNLP is a library, this only affects applications that load models or dictionaries from untrusted sources. The versions 1.5.0 to 1.5.3, 1.6.0, 1.7.0 to 1.7.2, 1.8.0 to 1.8.1 of Apache OpenNLP are affected.

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	apache-opennlp	sid	`2.5.12-1`	not affected
Debian	apache-opennlp	forky	`2.5.12-1`	not affected
Debian	apache-opennlp	trixie	`2.5.3-1`	not affected
Debian	apache-opennlp	bookworm	`2.1.0-1`	not affected
Opensuse	opennlp	tumbleweed	`1.9.5-1.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	apache-opennlp	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	apache-opennlp	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	apache-opennlp	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	apache-opennlp	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Opensuse	opennlp	rpm	tumbleweed	`1.9.5-1.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11281-1	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[opennlp-morfologik-addon]Unknown
Source package: [opennlp]
Details (1)
- 1.9.5-2.1 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 1.9.5-1.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · opennlp · opensuse · tumbleweed
[opennlp-tools]Unknown
Source package: [opennlp]
Details (1)
- 1.9.5-2.1 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 1.9.5-1.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · opennlp · opensuse · tumbleweed
[opennlp-uima]Unknown
Source package: [opennlp]
Details (1)
- 1.9.5-2.1 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 1.9.5-1.1
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · opennlp · opensuse · tumbleweed
[opennlp]Fixed
Source package: [opennlp]
Details (1)
- 1.9.5-2.1 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.9.5-1.1
  dsa · opennlp · opensuse · tumbleweed

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libapache-opennlp-java]Not affected
Source package: [apache-opennlp]
Details (2)
- 2.1.0-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · apache-opennlp · debian · bookworm
- 2.1.0-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · apache-opennlp · debian · bookworm
[opennlp]Not affected
Source package: [apache-opennlp]
Details (2)
- 2.1.0-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · apache-opennlp · debian · bookworm
- 2.1.0-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · apache-opennlp · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:26:10 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]