CVE-2022-25169
Apache Tika BPGParser Memory Usage DoS
The BPG parser in versions of Apache Tika before 1.28.2 and 2.4.0 may allocate an unreasonable amount of memory on carefully crafted files.
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
The BPG parser in versions of Apache Tika before 1.28.2 and 2.4.0 may allocate an unreasonable amount of memory on carefully crafted files.
- Record
CVE-2022-25169- 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-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Apache Tika BPGParser Memory Usage DoS
The BPG parser in versions of Apache Tika before 1.28.2 and 2.4.0 may allocate an unreasonable amount of memory on carefully crafted files.
- Record
CVE-2022-25169- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3047 No score
The BPG parser in versions of Apache Tika before 1.28.2 and 2.4.0 may allocate an unreasonable amount of memory on carefully crafted files.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3047- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7qcq-xp2f-56f6
Apache Tika vulnerable to uncontrolled memory consumption
The BPG parser in versions of Apache Tika before 1.28.2 and 2.4.0 may allocate an unreasonable amount of memory on carefully crafted files.
- Record
GHSA-7qcq-xp2f-56f6- 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-400, CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-25169
The BPG parser in versions of Apache Tika before 1.28.2 and 2.4.0 may allocate an unreasonable amount of memory on carefully crafted files.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-25169- 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
OSVGHSA-7qcq-xp2f-56f6
Apache Tika vulnerable to uncontrolled memory consumption
The BPG parser in versions of Apache Tika before 1.28.2 and 2.4.0 may allocate an unreasonable amount of memory on carefully crafted files.
- Record
GHSA-7qcq-xp2f-56f6- 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-400, CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-25169
The BPG parser in versions of Apache Tika before 1.28.2 and 2.4.0 may allocate an unreasonable amount of memory on carefully crafted files.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-25169- 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
OSV No score
Apache Tika BPGParser Memory Usage DoS
The BPG parser in versions of Apache Tika before 1.28.2 and 2.4.0 may allocate an unreasonable amount of memory on carefully crafted files.
- Record
CVE-2022-25169- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.tika:tikaMaven |
before 1.28.2 | 1.28.2 |
org.apache.tika:tikaMaven |
2.0.0 up to 2.4.0 | 2.4.0 |
tikaDebian:11 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.22-21.22-2+deb11u1 |
None known |
org.apache.tika:tikaMaven |
before 1.28.2, plus listed versions 0.20.31.101.111.12 Show 23 moreShow less1.131.141.151.161.171.181.191.19.11.201.211.221.231.241.24.11.251.261.271.281.28.11.61.71.81.9 |
1.28.2 |
org.apache.tika:tikaMaven |
2.0.0 up to 2.4.0, plus listed versions 2.1.02.2.02.2.12.3.0 |
2.4.0 |
tikaUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.5-21.5-31.5-41.5-4ubuntu0.1 |
None known |
tikaUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.5-5 |
None known |
tikaUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.22-11.22-1ubuntu0.1~esm11.22-1ubuntu0.1~esm21.22-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 |
None known |
tikaUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.22-21.22-2ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm11.22-2+deb11u1build0.22.04.11.22-2+deb11u1ubuntu0.1~esm11.22-2+deb11u1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
None known |
tikaUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.22-2 |
None known |
tikaUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.22-2 |
None known |
tikaUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.22-2 |
None known |
tikaUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.22-2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-25169 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apache Tika, published May 16, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.20%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in org.apache.tika:tika 1.28.2.