What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-1951?

CVE-2020-1951 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.8%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-1951?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2020-1951. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Tika CVE-2020-1951

MEDIUM

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop) (CWE-835)

2020-03-23 security@apache.org

Denial Of Service Apache Debian Oracle Canonical Debian Linux Tika Ubuntu Linux Business Process Management Suite Flexcube Private Banking Communications Messaging Server

5.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness	CWE CWE-835 ASVS 5.0 V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Loop termination conditions MITRE ATT&CK 1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. Sign in to read
Impact	CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).

Patch available 2.8% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

A carefully crafted or corrupt PSD file can cause an infinite loop in Apache Tika's PSDParser in versions 1.0-1.23. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

Affected Packages

maven org.apache.tika:tika fix: 1.24

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in maven

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-835. A carefully crafted or corrupt PSD file can cause an infinite loop in Apache Tika's PSDParser in versions 1.0-1.23. Affected products include: Apache Tika, Oracle Business Process Management Suite, Oracle Communications Messaging Server, Oracle Flexcube Private Banking, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 5.5 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

DescriptionNVD

A carefully crafted or corrupt PSD file can cause an infinite loop in Apache Tika's PSDParser in versions 1.0-1.23.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

2.8%

Top 15% exploitable

Data Quality

2 sources

Confidence: Low

NVD

CVE.org

EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity MEDIUM

CISA KEV No

Public POC No

EPSS 2.8%

Patch available Yes

Active threat No

Deciding rule

MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived

Defer

Exploitation· derived

None

System Exposure· derived

Small

Automatable· derived

Human Impact· derived

Medium

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: +3

CVSS: +28

PoC: 0

Weaponized: 0

Threat intel: 0

Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service MEDIUM

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:apache:tika:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_process_management_suite:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_process_management_suite:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_messaging_server:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_messaging_server:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories & patches

PATCH https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html PATCH https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html ADVISORY https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd8c1b42bd0e31870d804890b3f00b13d837c528f7ebaf77031323172%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E REF https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00035.html REF https://usn.ubuntu.com/4564-1/

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