What is CVE-2018-8017?

CVE-2018-8017 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Tika, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-09-19.

How severe is CVE-2018-8017?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-8017 known to be exploited?

13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Apache Tika

CVE-2018-8017

In Apache Tika 1.2 to 1.18, a carefully crafted file can trigger an infinite loop in the IptcAnpaParser.

Published 2018-09-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.023 (82.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.023 · change: -0.002

Affected products

Apache Tika
Apache Software Foundation Tika — versions 1.2 to 1.18

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

lists.apache.org/thread.html/72df7a3f0dda49a912143a1404b489837a11f374dfd1961061… (mailing-list)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105513 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8017?: CVE-2018-8017 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Tika, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-09-19.
How severe is CVE-2018-8017?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-8017 known to be exploited?: 13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.