Upstream information

CVE-2017-12620 at MITRE

Description

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
CVSS detail National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 7.5
Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
CVSS v3 Scores
CVSS detail National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 9.8
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
CVSSv3 Version 3
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List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • opennlp >= 1.9.5-1.1
  • opennlp-morfologik-addon >= 1.9.5-1.1
  • opennlp-tools >= 1.9.5-1.1
  • opennlp-uima >= 1.9.5-1.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2026-11281

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Thu Jul 16 11:18:37 2026
CVE page last modified: Thu Jul 16 11:18:37 2026