Input validation error in Apache Tika - CVE-2018-8017
Published: September 27, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14914
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8017
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the IptcAnpaParser. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted file and trigger the application to enter into infinitive loop.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
Affected software
Apache Tika
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8017
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apache Tika - update to 1.19