#VU64724 Incorrect Regular Expression in Apache Tika - CVE-2022-33879

Vulnerability identifier: #VU64724

Vulnerability risk: Medium

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:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-33879

CWE-ID: CWE-185

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Apache Tika

Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation in the StandardsExtractingContentHandler. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incomplete fixes for #VU63404 (CVE-2022-30126) and #VU63904 (CVE-2022-30973).

Install updates from vendor's website.

• https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q2/213