PT-2019-9412 · Apache · Apache Commons Imaging

Guido Vranken · Published 2019-05-06 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-17202

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apache Commons Imaging version 0.97-incubator

Description The issue allows certain input files to cause the code to enter an infinite loop when parsed, potentially leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.

Recommendations For version 0.97-incubator, consider updating to a newer version to mitigate the risk of exploitation, as the issue could be used in a DoS attack. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Infinite Loop

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-835

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-17202

GHSA-G99M-3M46-4GM9

Affected Products

Apache Commons Imaging

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-17202 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17202 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-g99m-3m46-4gm9 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/69204376d12205b0d2d90e6fcbeebb99b894e6db88c8ff565c4e1efa%40%3Cdev.commons.apache.org%3E · Note
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/69204376d12205b0d2d90e6fcbeebb99b894e6db88c8ff565c4e1efa@%3Cdev.commons.apache.org%3E · Note