Denial of service in Apache Tika

1) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU51796

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28657

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within MP3Parser component. A remote attacker can suply a specially crafted file, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Tika: 1.0 - 1.25

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:tika:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:tika:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:tika:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:tika:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:tika:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:tika:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:tika:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:tika:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:tika:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:apache_foundation:tika:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2021/q1/277

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.