CVE-2024-25710: Apache Commons Compress: Denial of service caused by an infinite loop for a corrupted DUMP file

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-02-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-835

Description

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in Apache Commons Compress.This issue affects Apache Commons Compress: from 1.3 through 1.25.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.26.0 which fixes the issue.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Commons Compress: from 1.3 before 1.26.0 — fixed in 1.26.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache Commons Compress 1.26.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/19/1
https://lists.apache.org/thread/cz8qkcwphy4cx8gltn932ln51cbtq6kf
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0010/
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Aug/37
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/02/19/1
https://lists.apache.org/thread/cz8qkcwphy4cx8gltn932ln51cbtq6kf
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0010/

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