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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-8017

In Apache Tika 1.2 to 1.18, a carefully crafted file can trigger an infinite loop in the IptcAnpaParser.

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1 Nov 2026, 04:48 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2018-8017

core-osv · Original source

Published 19 Sept 2018, 14:29 UTC

In Apache Tika 1.2 to 1.18, a carefully crafted file can trigger an infinite loop in the IptcAnpaParser.

osv:CVE-2018-8017
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8017",
  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "In Apache Tika 1.2 to 1.18, a carefully crafted file can trigger an infinite loop in the IptcAnpaParser.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2018-8017",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:22.237654904Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/72df7a3f0dda49a912143a1404b489837a11f374dfd1961061873a91%40%3Cdev.tika.apache.org%3E"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 430629,
  "published_at": "2018-09-19T14:29:02.38+00:00"
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