id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc
24964	[GeoTools Plugin] NullPointerException of GeoTiffReader() due to missing JAXB dependency	hhtznr	team	"If an `aux.xml` file is present for a GeoTIFF image (e.g. QGIS invoking GDAL creates the aux.xml) to be read using `GeoTiffReader(File)` from geotiff Plugin, the following exception is thrown:

{{{
2026-10-20 20:45:00.034 INFO: GDAL aux.xml metadata file could not be parsed
java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke ""javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext.createUnmarshaller()"" because ""it.geosolutions.imageio.pam.PAMParser.CONTEXT"" is null
	at it.geosolutions.imageio.pam.PAMParser.unmarshal(PAMParser.java:73)
	at it.geosolutions.imageio.pam.PAMParser.parsePAM(PAMParser.java:55)
	at org.geotools.coverage.grid.io.AbstractGridCoverage2DReader.getPamDataset(AbstractGridCoverage2DReader.java:1376)
	at org.geotools.gce.geotiff.GeoTiffReader.getHRInfo(GeoTiffReader.java:391)
	at org.geotools.gce.geotiff.GeoTiffReader.<init>(GeoTiffReader.java:275)
	at org.geotools.gce.geotiff.GeoTiffReader.<init>(GeoTiffReader.java:199)
        at [...]
}}}

This might be caused by Java > 8 no longer providing JAXB.

Note: Newer GeoTools versions would no longer use JAXB, but Jakarta.

''GeoTools 35.x has upgraded from JavaEE to JakartaEE reflecting the transition of this technology from Oracle to the Eclipse Foundation.''

from [https://docs.geotools.org/stable/userguide/welcome/upgrade.html Upgrade - GeoTools 35.x  User Guide]"	defect	new	normal		Plugin geotools