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Denial of Service in Apache Commons Compress

  • Disclosed: 11.10.2019
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:21

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.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed 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

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: org.apache.commons:commons-compress

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (11) in the archive
Total entries
11
First → latest
10.2018 02.2024
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 5
  • Medium 6

Disclosures per year

Severity:
  1. Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency in Compress
    High · 7.5 CVE-2021-36090 < 1.21 1.21
  2. Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency in Compress
    High · 7.5 CVE-2021-35517 < 1.21 1.21
  3. Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency in Compress
    High · 7.5 CVE-2021-35516 < 1.21 1.21
  4. Excessive Iteration in Compress
    High · 7.5 CVE-2021-35515 < 1.21 1.21
  5. Denial of Service in Apache Commons Compress this entry
    High · 7.5 CVE-2019-12402 >= 1.15, < 1.19 1.19

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