SB2020033108 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Tika

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SB2020033108 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Tika

Published: March 31, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020033108
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1950)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper resource management in "PSDParser". A remote attacker can use a specially crafted PSD file, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1951)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in "PSDParser". A remote attacker can use a specially crafted PSD file, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References