Denial Of Service (DoS)

2023-07-1102:32:48

Veracode Vulnerability Database

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vulnerability

denial of service

resource allocation

apache-any23-encoding

tikaencodingdetector.java

CVSS3

6.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

45.3%

JSON

apache-any23-encoding is vulnerable to Denial Of Service (DoS). The vulnerability exists due to the guessEncoding function of TikaEncodingDetector.java, which leads to excessive resource allocation, allowing an attacker to cause an application crash by providing a maliciously crafted input.