CVE-2019-12402: 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 speci
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 35/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 16.1% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 96.9% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: libcommons-compress-java (Debian:12) 1.18-3; org.apache.commons:commons-compress (Maven) 1.19; apache-commons-compress (openSUSE:Tumbleweed) 1.21-1.2.
- Mentioned 4 times in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Low priority for now. Upgrade to libcommons-compress-java (Debian:12) 1.18-3; org.apache.commons:commons-compress (Maven) 1.19; apache-commons-compress (openSUSE:Tumbleweed) 1.21-1.2 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
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.
- Published
- Aug 30, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 16.1% · 96th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-835
Report tools
Action score
35
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 5 / 30 · 16.1%
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- No public exploit code on record
- A fix has been released
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| apache | commons compress | cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_compress |
| oracle | flexcube investor servicing | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_investor_servicing |
| fedoraproject | fedora | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora |
| oracle | banking payments | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_payments |
| oracle | banking platform | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform |
| oracle | communications element manager | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_element_manager |
| oracle | communications ip service activator | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_ip_service_activator |
| oracle | communications session report manager | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_session_report_manager |
| oracle | communications session route manager | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_session_route_manager |
| oracle | customer management and segmentation foundation | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:customer_management_and_segmentation_foundation |
| oracle | essbase | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:essbase |
| oracle | flexcube private banking | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking |
and 7 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- apache commons compress1.15 and later · up to 1.18 inclusive
- fedoraproject fedora30
- fedoraproject fedora31
- oracle banking payments14.1.0 and later · up to 14.4.0 inclusive
- oracle banking platform2.6.2
- oracle banking platform2.7.0
- oracle banking platform2.8.0
- oracle banking platform2.9.0
- oracle communications element manager8.2.0 and later · up to 8.2.2 inclusive
- oracle communications ip service activator7.3.0
- oracle communications ip service activator7.4.0
- oracle communications session report manager8.2.0 and later · up to 8.2.2 inclusive
- oracle communications session route manager8.2.0 and later · up to 8.2.2 inclusive
- oracle customer management and segmentation foundation18.0
- oracle essbase21.2
- oracle flexcube investor servicing12.1.0
- oracle flexcube investor servicing12.3.0
- oracle flexcube investor servicing12.4.0
- oracle flexcube investor servicing14.0.0
- oracle flexcube investor servicing14.1.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (apache). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Apache Software Foundation Apache Commons Compress
- 1.15 to 1.18affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libcommons-compress-java | before 1.18-3 | 1.18-3 |
| Maven | io.github.1tchy.java9modular.org.apache.commons:commons-compress | from 1.18.1 · up to and including 1.18.1 | — |
| Maven | org.apache.commons:commons-compress | from 1.15 · before 1.19 | 1.19 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | apache-commons-compress | before 1.21-1.2 | 1.21-1.2 |
Same product
apache: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2021-36090Apache Commons Compress 1.0 to 1.20 denial of service vulnerability34Monitor
- CVE-2021-35516Apache Commons Compress 1.6 to 1.20 denial of service vulnerability34Monitor
- CVE-2021-35517Apache Commons Compress 1.1 to 1.20 denial of service vulnerability33Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2018-1324Mar 16, 2018 · A specially crafted ZIP archive can be used to cause an infinite loop inside of Apache Commons Compress' extra field parser used by the ZipF23Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2018-11771Aug 16, 2018 · When reading a specially crafted ZIP archive, the read method of Apache Commons Compress 1.7 to 1.17's ZipArchiveInputStream can fail to ret24Monitor
- Later →CVE-2021-35515Jul 13, 2021 · Apache Commons Compress 1.6 to 1.20 denial of service vulnerability33Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:libcommons-compress-java | 1.18-3 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.apache.commons:commons-compress | 1.19 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:apache-commons-compress | 1.21-1.2 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-21-0427 · May 31, 2021(IBM Güvenlik Bülteni Yayınladı)
- TR-21-0340 · Apr 21, 2021(Apache Solr Güvenlik Zafiyeti)
- TR-21-0331 · Apr 21, 2021(Oracle Güvenlik Uyarısı Yayınladı)
- TR-20-588 · Aug 11, 2020(Linux Kernel Güvenlik Güncellemesi)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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