CVE-2018-17197 — A carefully crafted or corrupt sqlite file can cause an infinite loop in Apache

A carefully crafted or corrupt sqlite file can cause an infinite loop in Apache Tika's SQLite3Parser in versions 1.8-1.19.1 of Apache Tika.

01What is this vulnerability?

A carefully crafted or corrupt sqlite file can cause an infinite loop in Apache Tika's SQLite3Parser in versions 1.8-1.19.1 of Apache Tika.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Tika	Apache Tika 1.8-1.19.1

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-12-24T14:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T10:39:59.588Z

09References

• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106293
• lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7c021a4ea2037e52e74628e17e8e0e2acab1f447160…
• www.oracle.com — https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
• lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r204ba2a9ea750f38d789d2bb429cc0925ad6133dee…
• www.oracle.com — https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html