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
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Tika | < 1.18 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 11 | tika | 1.18-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | tika | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | tika | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | tika | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | tika | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | tika | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.tika:tika-core | < 1.18 | 1.18 | GHSA-5mf7-26mw-3rqr |
References
- RHSA-2018:2669 vendor-advisory
- [dev] 20180425 [CVE-2018-1338] DoS (Infinite Loop) Vulnerability in Apache Tika's BPGParser mailing-list