CVE-2018-1338 describes an infinite loop vulnerability in Apache Tika's BPGParser, affecting versions prior to 1.18, which can be triggered by a specially crafted file. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.5) requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), leading to a denial of service (A:H) without impacting confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tika:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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