5.5

CVE-2018-1339: apache software foundation apache tika Infinite Loop

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-1339DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1339GHSA-p699-3wgc-7h72
Published 25-04-2018Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-1339 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Infinite Loop vulnerability in apache software foundation apache tika. EPSS estimates a 2.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
23/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.56%
0%100%
Low · -0.05 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. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.56%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

85%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.05 pp

From 2.61% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.56%

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-parsers< 1.18
Ubuntu1 product
  • tikaAll versions (No fix recorded)

5 vendors · 5 products

References

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