In Apache Tika 1.2 to 1.18, a carefully crafted file can trigger an infinite loop in the IptcAnpaParser.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2018-8017 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Low |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-eclipse46-tika | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Satellite 5 | tika | Not affected |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | tika-core | Under investigation |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 7 | camel-tika | Under investigation |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | tika-core | Under investigation |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | tika-core | Under investigation |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | tika-core | Under investigation |
| Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6 | tika-core | Under investigation |
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