Vulnerability in Apache Tika
CVE-2021-28657
A carefully crafted or corrupt file may trigger an infinite loop in Tika's MP3Parser up to and including Tika 1.25. Apache Tika users should upgrade to 1.26 or later.
EPSS: 0.028 (84.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Apache Tika
- Apache Software Foundation Tika — versions Apache Tika
- Oracle Communications_messaging_server — versions 8.1
- Oracle Healthcare_foundation — versions 7.3.0, 8.0.0, 8.1.0
- Oracle Primavera_unifier — versions 18.8, 19.12, 20.12
- Oracle Webcenter_portal — versions 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@apache.org (Mailing List, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@apache.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@apache.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- security@apache.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-28657?
- CVE-2021-28657 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Tika, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-03-31.
- How severe is CVE-2021-28657?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-28657 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.