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CVE-2018-17197: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

December 26, 2018 (updated September 27, 2023)

A carefully crafted or corrupt sqlite file can cause an infinite loop in Apache Tika’s SQLite3Parser in versions 1.8-1.19.1 of Apache Tika.

References

  • www.securityfocus.com/bid/106293
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-3448-vfvv-xp9g
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/7c021a4ea2037e52e74628e17e8e0e2acab1f447160edc8be0eae6d3@%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/r204ba2a9ea750f38d789d2bb429cc0925ad6133deea7cbc3001d96b5@%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17197
  • www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
  • www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 1.8 before 1.20

Fixed versions

  • 1.20

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.20 or above.

Impact 6.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Source file

maven/org.apache.tika/tika-parsers/CVE-2018-17197.yml

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