Resource exhaustion in Apache Tika

CVE-2019-10094

A carefully crafted package/compressed file that, when unzipped/uncompressed yields the same file (a quine), causes a StackOverflowError in Apache Tika's RecursiveParserWrapper in versions 1.7-1.21. Apache Tika users should upgrade to 1.22…

EPSS: 0.025 (82.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-10094?
CVE-2019-10094 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Tika, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-08-02.
How severe is CVE-2019-10094?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-10094 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.