In Apache Tika 1.2 to 1.18, a carefully crafted file can trigger an infinite loop in the IptcAnpaParser.
Priority LOW 29CWE-835Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 7 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-835.
Summary
In Apache Tika 1.2 to 1.18, a carefully crafted file can trigger an infinite loop in the IptcAnpaParser.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02284 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.apache.tika:tika-core (Maven): 1.19Red Hat: 7 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache Tika | 1.2 to 1.18 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.apache.tika:tika-core (Maven) | 1.2 to before 1.19 | 1.19 | Patch available | GHSA-j53j-gmr9-h8g3 |
- Apache Tika VendorApache Affected 1.2 to 1.18 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.apache.tika:tika-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.2 to before 1.19 Fixed in 1.19 Patch available GHSA-j53j-gmr9-h8g3
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-j53j-gmr9-h8g3 org.apache.tika:tika-core (Maven) Fixed in 1.19 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat BPM Suite 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Integration Service 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Software Collections | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Fuse 7
- Red Hat Satellite 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-8017
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j53j-gmr9-h8g3
References
Advisory 2
Other 5
- [tika-dev] 20180919 [CVE-2018-8017] Apache Tika Denial of Service Vulnerability -- Potential Infinite Loop in IptcAnpaParser
- https://github.com/apache/tika/commit/62926cae31a02d4f23d21148435804b96c543cc
- https://github.com/apache/tika/commit/8a6a9e1344f5b10ebfa1a189dc3c30d0da2b9d4
- https://github.com/apache/tika
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/72df7a3f0dda49a912143a1404b489837a11f374dfd1961061873a91@%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
More Apache Tika vulnerabilities
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- TI-2018-01236 From Apache Tika versions 1.7 to 1.17, clients could send carefully crafted headers to… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2025-34694 Apache Tika PDF parser module: XXE vulnerability in PDFParser's handling of XFA CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-05850 Apache Tika before 1.14 allows Java code execution for serialized objects embedded in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-13169 An XXE issue in SAXBuilder in JDOM through 2.0.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-07413 Resource allocation without limits in Apache Tika CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-8017 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-8017 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j53j-gmr9-h8g3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-8017 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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