Ubuntu update for tika

Published: 2020-10-05 | Updated: 2025-04-23

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2020-1950 CVE-2020-1951
CWE-ID	CWE-400 CWE-835
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Ubuntu Operating systems & Components / Operating system libtika-java (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Canonical Ltd.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU26469

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1950

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper resource management in "PSDParser". A remote attacker can use a specially crafted PSD file, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package tika to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 16.04

libtika-java (Ubuntu package): before 1.5-4ubuntu0.1

CPE2.3

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4564-1

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU26470