apache tika CVE-2021-28657 in Apache and Oracle Products
Published on March 31, 2021

Infinite loop in Apache Tika's MP3 parser

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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.

NVD

Weakness Type

What is an Infinite Loop Vulnerability?

The program contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. If the loop can be influenced by an attacker, this weakness could allow attackers to consume excessive resources such as CPU or memory.

CVE-2021-28657 has been classified to as an Infinite Loop vulnerability or weakness.


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Affected Versions

Apache Software Foundation Apache Tika:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.22%
Percentile
44.52%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.