tika: Infinite loop in BPGParser can allow remote attacker to cause a denial of service
Published Apr 25, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.95%
Description
A carefully crafted (or fuzzed) file can trigger an infinite loop in Apache Tika's BPGParser in versions of Apache Tika before 1.18.
Affected products
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- Version < 1.18StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Tika | n/a |
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Red Hat JBoss Fuse 7
camel-tika
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2669
Red Hat BPM Suite 6
tika-core
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5
tika-core
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6
tika-core
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
tika-core
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Integration Service 2
tika-core
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
tika-core
Not affected
Red Hat Satellite 5
tika
Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-eclipse46-tika
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 7 | camel-tika | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2669 |
| Red Hat BPM Suite 6 | tika-core | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | tika-core | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | tika-core | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | tika-core | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Integration Service 2 | tika-core | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | tika-core | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Satellite 5 | tika | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-eclipse46-tika | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the versions of tika which is embedded in the nutch package as shipped with Red Hat Satellite 5. The tika server is not exposed, as such exploitation is difficult, Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having security impact of Low. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.95% (0.01953) | 79.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 1.95% (0.01953) | 79.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 3.02% (0.03025) | 86.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 1.95% (0.01953) | 78.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.02% (0.03025) | 86.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 1.98% (0.01984) | 79.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 3.07% (0.03072) | 86.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 1.98% (0.01984) | 79.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3.07% (0.03072) | 86.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.98% (0.01984) | 77.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.00% (0.03002) | 85.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 20.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 19.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 6, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 17.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00048) | 15.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.85% (0.01855) | 47.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.85% (0.01855) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2669 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1338 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1572421 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5mf7-26mw-3rqr Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/4d20c5748fb9f836653bc78a1bad991ba8485d82a1e821f70b641932%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/4d20c5748fb9f836653bc78a1bad991ba8485d82a1e821f70b641932@%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1338
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1338
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2669 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1338 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1572421 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5mf7-26mw-3rqr | Advisory | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/4d20c5748fb9f836653bc78a1bad991ba8485d82a1e821f70b641932%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/4d20c5748fb9f836653bc78a1bad991ba8485d82a1e821f70b641932@%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1338 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1338 |
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