Vulnerability · Published Mar 31, 2021 · Assigned by apache
CVE-2021-28657Infinite loop in Apache Tika's MP3 parser
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity infinite loop in Apache Tika from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.7% (higher than 86% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)2.7%top 13.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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 & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.tika:tika | 1.26 | GHSA-567x-m4wm-87v8 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | tika | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-28657 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | tika | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-28657 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | tika | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-28657 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | tika | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-28657 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Tika | Apache Tika – before 1.26 |
Weakness: CWE-835
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r915add4aa52c60d1b5cf085039cfa73a98d7fae9673374dfd7744b5a%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E x_refsource_MISC
- [james-notifications] 20210501 [GitHub] [james-project] chibenwa opened a new pull request #414: [UPGRADE] Adopt Apache Tika 1.26 mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210507-0004/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html x_refsource_MISC