5.5

CVE-2018-1338: apache software foundation apache tika Infinite Loop

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-1338DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1338GHSA-5mf7-26mw-3rqr
Published 25-04-2018Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-1338 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Infinite Loop vulnerability in apache software foundation apache tika. EPSS estimates a 1.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.92%
0%100%
Low · -0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 25-04-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A carefully crafted (or fuzzed) file can trigger an infinite loop in Apache Tika's BPGParser in versions of Apache Tika before 1.18.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.92%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

80%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.04 pp

From 1.95% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.92%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apache1 product
Apache software foundation1 product
Debian1 product
  • tika< 1.18-1
Org.apache.tika1 product
  • tika-core< 1.18
Ubuntu1 product
  • tikaAll versions (No fix recorded)

5 vendors · 5 products

References

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