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CVE-2021-28657 — tika

MEDIUM

CVE-2021-28657 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.5) CWE-835 vulnerability in org.apache.tika:tika. A fix is available for org.apache.tika:tika — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Infinite loop in Apache Tika

Also known asGHSA-567x-m4wm-87v8
Published
Updated
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Nov 6, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
2.7%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs86th percentile — riskier than 86% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%1.17%2.34%3.51%0.2%2.7%May 26Sep 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
☕org.apache.tika:tika

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

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.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
☕Mavenorg.apache.tika:tikaall versions1.26org.apache.tika:tika:1.26

Affected Products

5 products · 11 configurations
Application
tikaapache
≤ 1.25
range
OS
communications messaging serveroracle
1 version
8.1
Application
healthcare foundationoracle
3 versions
7.3.08.0.08.1.0
Application
primavera unifieroracle
≥ 17.7 && ≤ 17.12
3 versions
18.819.1220.12
Application
webcenter portaloracle
2 versions
12.2.1.3.012.2.1.4.0

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.apache.tika:tika, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update org.apache.tika:tika to 1.26 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2021-28657 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    Cap what an attacker can consume: apply request size, rate and timeout limits in front of the affected component, and run it with memory and CPU limits so exhaustion degrades one worker rather than the whole service.

Frequently Asked Questions

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.
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CVE-2021-28657: tika — Fixed in 1.26