What is CVE-2018-8015?

CVE-2018-8015 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Orc, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-05-18.

How severe is CVE-2018-8015?

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

Vulnerability in Apache Orc

CVE-2018-8015

In Apache ORC 1.0.0 to 1.4.3 a malformed ORC file can trigger an endlessly recursive function call in the C++ or Java parser. The impact of this bug is most likely denial-of-service against software that uses the ORC file parser. With the…

EPSS: 0.035 (87.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Apache Orc
Apache Software Foundation Orc — versions 1.0.0 to 1.4.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-674 — Uncontrolled Recursion

References

security@apache.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security@apache.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8015?: CVE-2018-8015 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Orc, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-05-18.
How severe is CVE-2018-8015?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.