CVE-2021-28657

Infinite loop in Apache Tika's MP3 parser

Published Mar 31, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
A carefully crafted or corrupt file may trigger an infinite loop in Tika's MP3Parser up to and including Tika 1.25. Apache Tika users should upgrade to 1.26 or later.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Users should upgrade to 1.26 or later.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-0949 A carefully crafted or corrupt file may trigger an infinite loop in Tika's MP3Parser up to and including Tika 1.25. Apache Tika users should upgrade to 1.26 or later.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-567x-m4wm-87v8 Infinite loop in Apache Tika
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00342}

epss

{'score': 0.00251}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Feb 13, 2025, 4:27 PM
Reserved
Mar 17, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 31, 2021, 8:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:46 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 30, 2021, 12:00 AM