# CVE-2018-17197: 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.

- Also known as: GHSA-3448-VFVV-XP9G
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.20
- Published: 2018-12-24 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Tika: Apache Tika 1.8-1.19.1
- org.apache.tika:tika-parsers (Maven): from 1.8, fixed in 1.20

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Tika, org.apache.tika:tika-parsers, upgrade to a fixed version (1.20) per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106293
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/7c021a4ea2037e52e74628e17e8e0e2acab1f447160edc8be0eae6d3%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r204ba2a9ea750f38d789d2bb429cc0925ad6133deea7cbc3001d96b5%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html

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