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title: "CVE-2016-4216\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-4216

Publication date 13 July 2016

Last updated 26 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.5 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4216?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

XMPCore in Adobe XMP Toolkit for Java before 5.1.3 allows remote attackers
to read arbitrary files via XML data containing an external entity
declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML
External Entity (XXE) issue.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libxmpcore-java | 26.04 LTS resolute | Fixed 5.1.3-1 |
| 25.10 questing | Fixed 5.1.3-1 |
| 25.04 plucky | Fixed 5.1.3-1 |
| 24.10 oracular | Fixed 5.1.3-1 |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Fixed 5.1.3-1 |
| 23.10 mantic | Fixed 5.1.3-1 |
| 23.04 lunar | Fixed 5.1.3-1 |
| 22.10 kinetic | Fixed 5.1.3-1 |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 5.1.3-1 |
| 21.10 impish | Fixed 5.1.3-1 |
| 21.04 hirsute | Fixed 5.1.3-1 |
| 20.10 groovy | Fixed 5.1.3-1 |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 5.1.3-1 |
| 19.10 eoan | Fixed 5.1.3-1 |
| 19.04 disco | Fixed 5.1.3-1 |
| 18.10 cosmic | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Vulnerable |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.5 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.5 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4216)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4216)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-4216)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4216)

### Other references

* <https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/xmpcore/apsb16-24.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4216>