What is CVE-2018-17202?

CVE-2018-17202 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Commons Imaging, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-05-06.

How severe is CVE-2018-17202?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Commons Imaging

CVE-2018-17202

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.

Published 2019-05-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.019 (79.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Commons Imaging — versions 0.97
Apache Commons Imaging — versions Apache Sanselan 0.97-incubator

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

References

lists.apache.org/thread.html/69204376d12205b0d2d90e6fcbeebb99b894e6db88c8ff565c… (mailing-list)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17202?: CVE-2018-17202 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Commons Imaging, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-17202?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.