#VU16676 Infinite loop in Apache Tika - CVE-2018-17197

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#VU16676 Infinite loop in Apache Tika - CVE-2018-17197

Published: December 22, 2018 / Updated: December 24, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16676
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17197
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache Tika
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to an infinite loop when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can supply a carefully crafted or corrupt sqlite file, trigger and an infinite loop in Apache Tika's SQLite3Parser and cause the service to crash.


Remediation

Update to version 1.20 or later.

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