CVE-2020-1951
Infinite Loop in Apache Tika
A carefully crafted or corrupt PSD file can cause an infinite loop in Apache Tika's PSDParser in versions 1.0-1.23.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A carefully crafted or corrupt PSD file can cause an infinite loop in Apache Tika's PSDParser in versions 1.0-1.23.
- Record
CVE-2020-1951- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV: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 corrupt PSD file can cause an infinite loop in Apache Tika's PSDParser in versions 1.0-1.23.
- Record
CVE-2020-1951- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-0911 No score
A carefully crafted or corrupt PSD file can cause an infinite loop in Apache Tika's PSDParser in versions 1.0-1.23.
- Record
EUVD-2021-0911- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3264-3fm9-fg44
Infinite Loop in Apache Tika
A carefully crafted or corrupt PSD file can cause an infinite loop in Apache Tika's PSDParser in versions 1.0-1.23.
- Record
GHSA-3264-3fm9-fg44- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A carefully crafted or corrupt PSD file can cause an infinite loop in Apache Tika's PSDParser in versions 1.0-1.23.
- Record
CVE-2020-1951- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-1951
A carefully crafted or corrupt PSD file can cause an infinite loop in Apache Tika's PSDParser in versions 1.0-1.23.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-1951- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVGHSA-3264-3fm9-fg44
Infinite Loop in Apache Tika
A carefully crafted or corrupt PSD file can cause an infinite loop in Apache Tika's PSDParser in versions 1.0-1.23.
- Record
GHSA-3264-3fm9-fg44- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/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-2020-1951
A carefully crafted or corrupt PSD file can cause an infinite loop in Apache Tika's PSDParser in versions 1.0-1.23.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-1951- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4564-1 No score
tika vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Apache Tika can have an excessive memory usage by using a crafted or corrupt PSD file. An attacker could use it to cause a denial of service (crash). (CVE-2020-1950, CVE-2020-1951)
- Record
USN-4564-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-7529-1 No score
tika vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Apache Tika can have an excessive memory usage by using a crafted or corrupt PSD file. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-1950, CVE-2020-1951)
It was discovered that Apache Tika incorrectly handled certain regular expressions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-30126, CVE-2022-30973, CVE-2022-33879)
- Record
USN-7529-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.tika:tikaMaven |
1.0 to 1.23 | 1.24 |
tikaDebian:11 |
before 1.22-2 | 1.22-2 |
tikaDebian:8 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.5-1+deb8u1, plus listed versions 1.5-1 |
1.5-1+deb8u1 |
org.apache.tika:tikaMaven |
1.0 up to 1.24, plus listed versions 1.101.111.121.131.14 Show 14 moreShow less1.151.161.171.181.191.19.11.201.211.221.231.61.71.81.9 |
1.24 |
tikaUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 1.5-4ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 1.5-21.5-31.5-4 |
1.5-4ubuntu0.1 |
tikaUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.5-5 |
None known |
tikaUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
before 1.22-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 1.22-1 |
1.22-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
tikaUbuntu:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 1.5-4ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 1.5-21.5-31.5-4 |
1.5-4ubuntu0.1 |
tikaUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 1.22-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 1.22-1 |
1.22-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
tikaUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 1.22-2ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1, plus listed versions 1.22-2 |
1.22-2ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-1951 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apache Tika, published March 23, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.89%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.tika:tika 1.24.
References
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00035.html
oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd8c1b42bd0e31870d804890b3f00b13d837c528f7ebaf77031323172%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
usn.ubuntu.com/4564-1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1951
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-3264-3fm9-fg44
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-1951
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-1951
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/18/4
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-1951