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GHSA-5mf7-26mw-3rqr

MEDIUM

GHSA-5mf7-26mw-3rqr is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.5) CWE-835 vulnerability in org.apache.tika:tika-core. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-5mf7-26mw-3rqr is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.

Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.tika:tika-core

Also known asCVE-2018-1338
Published
Oct 17, 2018
Updated
Nov 8, 2023
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed

Blast Radius

1 pkg affected
org.apache.tika:tika-core

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 fuzzed) file can trigger an infinite loop in Apache Tika's BPGParser in versions of Apache Tika before 1.18.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
Mavenorg.apache.tika:tika-coreall versions1.18

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-core. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

  2. Fix

    Update org.apache.tika:tika-core to 1.18 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-5mf7-26mw-3rqr is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-5mf7-26mw-3rqr is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to GHSA-5mf7-26mw-3rqr. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

A carefully crafted (or fuzzed) file can trigger an infinite loop in Apache Tika's BPGParser in versions of Apache Tika before 1.18.
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is GHSA-5mf7-26mw-3rqr in your dependencies?

O3 detects GHSA-5mf7-26mw-3rqr across Maven dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.