Infinite loop Affecting org.apache.commons:commons-compress package, versions [1.3,1.26.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.06% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHECOMMONS-6254296
  • published 20 Feb 2024
  • disclosed 19 Feb 2024
  • credit Yakov Shafranovich

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.commons:commons-compress to version 1.26.0 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.commons:commons-compress is an API for working with compression and archive formats.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Infinite loop due to the improper handling of certain inputs during the parsing of dump files. An attacker can cause the application to enter an infinite loop by supplying crafted inputs.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
8.1 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Changed
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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NVD

5.5 medium
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Red Hat

5.5 medium
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SUSE

7.5 high