Resource exhaustion in Apache Tika

CVE-2019-10093

In Apache Tika 1.19 to 1.21, a carefully crafted 2003ml or 2006ml file could consume all available SAXParsers in the pool and lead to very long hangs. Apache Tika users should upgrade to 1.22 or later.

EPSS: 0.037 (88.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-10093?
CVE-2019-10093 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Tika, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-08-02.
How severe is CVE-2019-10093?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-10093 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.