tika: excessive memory usage in PSDParser
Published Mar 23, 2020
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.99%
Description
A carefully crafted or corrupt PSD file can cause excessive memory usage in Apache Tika's PSDParser in versions 1.0-1.23.
Affected products
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- Version Apache Tika 1.0-1.23StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 | Apache Tika | n/a |
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Configuration 2
- 12.2.1.3.0
- 12.2.1.4.0
- 8.0.2
- 8.1
- 12.0.0
- 12.1.0
- 16.04
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Fuse 7.8.0
tika-core
Fixed · RHSA-2020:5568
Red Hat Fuse 7.8.0
tika-parsers
Fixed · RHSA-2020:5568
Red Hat BPM Suite 6
tika-core
Out of support scope
Red Hat BPM Suite 6
tika-parsers
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5
tika-core
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5
tika-parsers
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6
tika-core
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6
tika-parsers
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
tika-core
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
tika-parsers
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
tika-core
Out of support scope
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
tika-parsers
Out of support scope
Red Hat Satellite 5
nutch
Out of support scope
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Fuse 7.8.0 | tika-core | Fixed | RHSA-2020:5568 |
| Red Hat Fuse 7.8.0 | tika-parsers | Fixed | RHSA-2020:5568 |
| Red Hat BPM Suite 6 | tika-core | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat BPM Suite 6 | tika-parsers | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | tika-core | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | tika-parsers | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | tika-core | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | tika-parsers | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | tika-core | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | tika-parsers | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | tika-core | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | tika-parsers | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Satellite 5 | nutch | 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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
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 2, 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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.99% (0.02986) | 86.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.56% (0.02559) | 83.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.56% (0.00557) | 66.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 25.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 23.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00055) | 20.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 67.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.18% (0.02184) | 57.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 14.56% (0.14565) | 89.71th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 14.56% (0.14565) | 89.59th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 3.66% (0.03661) | 83.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.66% (0.03661) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-1950 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1822759 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3h29-52vh-pqgr Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r463b1a67817ae55fe022536edd6db34e8f9636971188430cbcf8a8dd%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00035.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1950
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4564-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-1950
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-1950 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1822759 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3h29-52vh-pqgr | Advisory | |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r463b1a67817ae55fe022536edd6db34e8f9636971188430cbcf8a8dd%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E | x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListVendor Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00035.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1950 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4564-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-1950 | ||
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory |
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