CVE-2021-28657: Infinite loop in Apache Tika

CVE-2021-28657 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2021-05-10

Infinite loop in Apache Tika

Technologies: org.apache.tika:tika (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2021-28657 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-28657 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2021-28657?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 10 May 2021.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.apache.tika:tika (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.26.
Is there a fix for CVE-2021-28657?
Yes. org.apache.tika:tika (Maven): upgrade to 1.26 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2021-28657?
Check whether you run org.apache.tika:tika (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • org.apache.tika:tika (Maven): upgrade to 1.26 or later
    # set org.apache.tika:tika to 1.26 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.apache.tika:tika (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.26

Identifiers

  • CVE-2021-28657
  • GHSA-567x-m4wm-87v8

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