tika: Infinite loop in SQLite3Parser resulting in a denial of service
Published Dec 24, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 6.15%
Description
A carefully crafted or corrupt sqlite file can cause an infinite loop in Apache Tika's SQLite3Parser in versions 1.8-1.19.1 of Apache Tika.
Affected products
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- Version Apache Tika 1.8-1.19.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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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No data.
Red Hat BPM Suite 6
tika-core
Out of support scope
Red Hat Fuse 7
tika-core
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5
tika-core
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6
tika-core
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
tika-core
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
tika-core
Out of support scope
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat BPM Suite 6 | tika-core | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | tika-core | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | tika-core | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | tika-core | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | tika-core | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | tika-core | Out of support scope | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (25 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 6.15% (0.06146) | 93.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.93% (0.05934) | 92.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 3.05% (0.03047) | 86.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 14, 2026 | 1.27% (0.01275) | 79.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 2.40% (0.02401) | 84.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 0.82% (0.00822) | 72.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.96% (0.02963) | 85.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.98% (0.05982) | 84.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.96% (0.02963) | 85.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.11% (0.01113) | 85.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 25, 2024 | 1.19% (0.01187) | 85.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 3, 2024 | 0.84% (0.00840) | 81.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 22, 2024 | 1.19% (0.01187) | 83.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 18, 2023 | 1.66% (0.01662) | 86.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 1.43% (0.01426) | 85.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 30, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00319) | 67.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00280) | 63.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 67.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 23, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 67.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 65.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 41.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.66% (0.03661) | 72.16th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.66% (0.03661) | 71.91th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 3.66% (0.03661) | 82.72th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.66% (0.03661) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (12)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106293 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17197 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1663925 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3448-vfvv-xp9g Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7c021a4ea2037e52e74628e17e8e0e2acab1f447160edc8be0eae6d3%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E x_refsource_MISC
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7c021a4ea2037e52e74628e17e8e0e2acab1f447160edc8be0eae6d3@%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r204ba2a9ea750f38d789d2bb429cc0925ad6133deea7cbc3001d96b5%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r204ba2a9ea750f38d789d2bb429cc0925ad6133deea7cbc3001d96b5@%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17197
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17197
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html x_refsource_MISC
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