Is CVE-2016-2175 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-2175 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-2175?

CVE-2016-2175 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-2175?

CVE-2016-2175 has an EPSS score of 4.76% (91th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-2175?

Upgrade libpdfbox-java on debian 11 to 1:1.8.12-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-2175

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

libpdfbox-javaDebian

Fixed in:1:1.8.12-1CVE-2016-2175

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

4.76%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory1

debian.org

Other references9

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.