# CVE-2018-1338: A carefully crafted (or fuzzed) file can trigger an infinite loop in Apache Tika's BPGParser in versions of Apache Tika before 1.18.

- Also known as: GHSA-5MF7-26MW-3RQR
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.18
- Published: 2018-04-25 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Tika: fixed in 1.18
- org.apache.tika:tika-core (Maven): fixed in 1.18

## Description

A carefully crafted (or fuzzed) file can trigger an infinite loop in Apache Tika's BPGParser in versions of Apache Tika before 1.18.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Tika, org.apache.tika:tika-core, upgrade to a fixed version (1.18) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2669
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/4d20c5748fb9f836653bc78a1bad991ba8485d82a1e821f70b641932%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E

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