CVE-2018-1339

org.apache.tika:tika-parsers has an Infinite Loop vulnerability

5.5 MediumFix available

A carefully crafted (or fuzzed) file can trigger an infinite loop in Apache Tika's ChmParser in versions of Apache Tika before 1.18.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.56%Up 0.7 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

A carefully crafted (or fuzzed) file can trigger an infinite loop in Apache Tika's ChmParser in versions of Apache Tika before 1.18.

Record: CVE-2018-1339
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-835
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

A carefully crafted (or fuzzed) file can trigger an infinite loop in Apache Tika's ChmParser in versions of Apache Tika before 1.18.

Record: CVE-2018-1339
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-0647 No score

A carefully crafted (or fuzzed) file can trigger an infinite loop in Apache Tika's ChmParser in versions of Apache Tika before 1.18.

Record: EUVD-2018-0647
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p699-3wgc-7h72 5.5

org.apache.tika:tika-parsers has an Infinite Loop vulnerability

Versions of the package org.apache.tika:tika-parsers before version 1.18 are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) via a carefully crafted (or fuzzed) file that can trigger an infinite loop via the ChmParser.

Record: GHSA-p699-3wgc-7h72
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-835
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

A carefully crafted (or fuzzed) file can trigger an infinite loop in Apache Tika's ChmParser in versions of Apache Tika before 1.18.

Record: CVE-2018-1339
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-1339 5.5

A carefully crafted (or fuzzed) file can trigger an infinite loop in Apache Tika's ChmParser in versions of Apache Tika before 1.18.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1339
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-p699-3wgc-7h72 5.5

org.apache.tika:tika-parsers has an Infinite Loop vulnerability

Record: GHSA-p699-3wgc-7h72
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-835
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-1339 5.5

A carefully crafted (or fuzzed) file can trigger an infinite loop in Apache Tika's ChmParser in versions of Apache Tika before 1.18.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1339
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.apache.tika:tika-parsers` Maven	before 1.18	1.18
`tika` Debian:11	before 1.18-1	1.18-1
`org.apache.tika:tika-parsers` Maven	before 1.18, plus listed versions 0.100.40.50.60.7 Show 20 moreShow less 0.80.91.01.11.101.111.121.131.141.151.161.171.21.31.41.51.61.71.81.9	1.18
`tika` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.5-21.5-31.5-41.5-4ubuntu0.1	None known
`tika` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.5-5	None known
`tika` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 1.22-2	None known
`tika` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 1.22-2	None known
`tika` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.22-2	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-1339 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apache Tika, published April 25, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.56%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.tika:tika-parsers 1.18.

References

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