tika: infinite loop in the IptcAnpaParser
Published Sep 19, 2018
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.28%
Description
In Apache Tika 1.2 to 1.18, a carefully crafted file can trigger an infinite loop in the IptcAnpaParser.
Affected products
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- Version 1.2 to 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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No data.
Red Hat BPM Suite 6
tika-core
Will not fix
Red Hat Fuse 7
camel-tika
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5
tika-core
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6
tika-core
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
tika-core
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Integration Service 2
tika-core
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
tika-core
Will not fix
Red Hat Satellite 5
tika
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-eclipse46-tika
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat BPM Suite 6 | tika-core | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | camel-tika | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | tika-core | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | tika-core | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | tika-core | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Integration Service 2 | tika-core | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | tika-core | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Satellite 5 | tika | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-eclipse46-tika | Will not fix | 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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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 (25 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.28% (0.02284) | 82.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 2.28% (0.02284) | 82.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 3.65% (0.03655) | 89.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 2.28% (0.02284) | 82.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 83.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 4.23% (0.04234) | 90.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 83.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 4.23% (0.04234) | 90.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 83.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 4.23% (0.04234) | 90.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 82.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 2.11% (0.02108) | 83.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 3.65% (0.03647) | 87.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 1.27% (0.01275) | 77.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 19, 2025 | 3.65% (0.03647) | 87.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.02% (0.02019) | 82.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.25% (0.03248) | 78.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.02% (0.02019) | 82.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 20.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00048) | 17.15th | 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 (10)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105513 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-8017 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1632466 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j53j-gmr9-h8g3 Advisory
- https://github.com/apache/tika/commit/62926cae31a02d4f23d21148435804b96c543cc
- https://github.com/apache/tika/commit/8a6a9e1344f5b10ebfa1a189dc3c30d0da2b9d4
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/72df7a3f0dda49a912143a1404b489837a11f374dfd1961061873a91%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/72df7a3f0dda49a912143a1404b489837a11f374dfd1961061873a91@%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8017
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-8017
Change history (0)
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