CVE-2016-4434

Description

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.41%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apache.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538500/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/tika-dev/201605.mbox/%3C1705136517.1175366.1464278135251.JavaMail.yahoo%40mail.yahoo.com%3E mailing list vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0272.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0248.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0249.html vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/708d94141126eac03011144a971a6411fcac16d9c248d1d535a39451%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4434?
CVE-2016-4434 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4434?
To fix CVE-2016-4434, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-4434 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-4434 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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