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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | debian-upgrade-libcommons-compress-java | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 30, 2019 | |
| Ibm Was | ibm-was-upgrade-latest | Jan 3, 2020 | Aug 29, 2019 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-apache-commons-compress | Feb 4, 2022 | Aug 30, 2019 |
| Ubuntu | no-fix-ubuntu-package | Jun 26, 2025 | Aug 30, 2019 |
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