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CVE-2016-4434

Published: 30 September 2017

Apache Tika before 1.13 does not properly initialize the XML parser or choose handlers, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via vectors involving (1) spreadsheets in OOXML files and (2) XMP metadata in PDF and other file formats, a related issue to CVE-2016-2175.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
tika
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Does not exist

artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Needed

cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Not vulnerable
(1.18-1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(1.18-1)
focal Not vulnerable
(1.18-1)
trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

impish Not vulnerable
(1.18-1)
groovy Not vulnerable
(1.18-1)
jammy Not vulnerable
(1.18-1)
xenial Needed

kinetic Not vulnerable
(1.18-1)
lunar Not vulnerable
(1.18-1)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(1.18-1)
wily Ignored
(end of life)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
mantic Not vulnerable
(1.18-1)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H