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TI-2018-12301 Aliases CVE-2018-17202GHSA-g99m-3m46-4gm9

Infinite loop in Apache Commons Imaging

Priority LOW 37CWE-835Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-835.

Summary

Certain input files could make the code to enter into an infinite loop when Apache Sanselan 0.97-incubator was used to parse them, which could be used in a DoS attack. Note that Apache Sanselan (incubating) was renamed to Apache Commons Imaging.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01931 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Apache Commons ImagingApache Sanselan 0.97-incubator—No fix listedCNA
—org.apache.sanselan:sanselan (Maven)up to 0.97-incubator—No fix listedGHSA-g99m-3m46-4gm9
  • Apache Commons Imaging Vendor— Affected Apache Sanselan 0.97-incubator Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.apache.sanselan:sanselan (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 0.97-incubator Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-g99m-3m46-4gm9

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_imaging:0.97:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.97VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_imaging:0.97:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.97 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-17202
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g99m-3m46-4gm9

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2018-12300 Improper input validation in Apache Commons Imaging CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5

Sources

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