High
Denial of Service in Apache Commons Compress
The file name encoding algorithm used internally in Apache Commons Compress 1.15 to 1.18 can get into an infinite loop when faced with specially crafted inputs. This can lead to a denial of service attack if an attacker can choose the file names inside of an archive created by Compress.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | io.github.1tchy.java9modular.org.apache.commons:commons-compress | = 1.18.1 | no fix |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.commons:commons-compress | >= 1.15, < 1.19 | 1.19 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12402
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230818-0001
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WZB3GB7YXIOUKIOQ27VTIP6KKGJJ3CKL
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QLJIK2AUOZOWXR3S5XXBUNMOF3RTHTI7
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf5230a049d989dbfdd404b4320a265dceeeba459a4d04ec21873bd55@%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re13bd219dd4b651134f6357f12bd07a0344eea7518c577bbdd185265@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdebc1830d6c09c11d5a4804ca26769dbd292d17d361c61dea50915f0@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd3f99d732baed459b425fb0a9e9e14f7843c9459b12037e4a9d753b5@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rcc35ab6be300365de5ff9587e0479d10d7d7c79070921837e3693162@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r972f82d821b805d04602976a9736c01b6bf218cfe0c3f48b472db488@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7af60fbd8b2350d49d14e53a3ab2801998b9d1af2d6fcac60b060a53@%3Cdev.brooklyn.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5caf4fcb69d2749225391e61db7216282955204849ba94f83afe011f@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r590c15cebee9b8e757e2f738127a9a71e48ede647a3044c504e050a4@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5103b1c9242c0f812ac96e524344144402cbff9b6e078d1557bc7b1e@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4363c994c8bca033569a98da9218cc0c62bb695c1e47a98e5084e5a0@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r25422df9ad22fec56d9eeca3ab8bd6d66365e9f6bfe311b64730edf5@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r233267e24519bacd0f9fb9f61a1287cb9f4bcb6e75d83f34f405c521@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r21d64797914001119d2fc766b88c6da181dc2308d20f14e7a7f46117@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r204ba2a9ea750f38d789d2bb429cc0925ad6133deea7cbc3001d96b5@%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r05cf37c1e1e662e968cfece1102fcd50fe207181fdbf2c30aadfafd3@%3Cissues.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9317fd092b257a0815434b116a8af8daea6e920b6673f4fd5583d5fe@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54cc4e9fa6b24520135f6fa4724dfb3465bc14703c7dc7e52353a0ea@%3Ccommits.creadur.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/308cc15f1f1dc53e97046fddbac240e6cd16de89a2746cf257be7f5b@%3Cdev.commons.apache.org%3E
- https://github.com/jensdietrich/xshady-release/tree/main/CVE-2019-12402
CVSS score
7.5/10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-835- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
io.github.1tchy.java9modular.org.apache.commons:commons-compress, org.apache.commons:commons-compress- Disclosed
- 11.10.2019
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-53x6-4x5p-rrvv - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: io.github.1tchy.java9modular.org.apache.commons:commons-compress
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This is the only known vulnerability of this package.
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