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CVE-2019-12402 — The file name encoding algorithm used internally in Apache Commons Compress 1

The file name encoding algorithm used internally in Apache Commons Compress 1.15 to 1.18 can get into an infinite loop when faced with specially crafted inputs. This can lead to a denial of service attack if an attacker can choose the file names inside of an archive created by Co

CVSS
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EPSS
0.42% (top 38.40%)
CWE
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Published
2019-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-04T23:17:39.992Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

The file name encoding algorithm used internally in Apache Commons Compress 1.15 to 1.18 can get into an infinite loop when faced with specially crafted inputs. This can lead to a denial of service attack if an attacker can choose the file names inside of an archive created by Compress.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Apache Software FoundationApache Commons Compress1.15 to 1.18

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

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

09References

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