CVE-2022-33879
Incomplete fix and new regex DoS in StandardsExtractingContentHandler
- Published
- Updated
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- apache
Description
The initial fixes in CVE-2022-30126 and CVE-2022-30973 for regexes in the StandardsExtractingContentHandler were insufficient, and we found a separate, new regex DoS in a different regex in the StandardsExtractingContentHandler. These are now fixed in 1.28.4 and 2.4.1.
Timeline
ID reserved
By apache
- 11 days later
· 11 days later
Published
- 2 years later
· 2 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Low3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 19% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.3.
Weakness
- Regex Denial Of Service
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation · Apache Tika
- affected Apache Tika – < 2.4.1
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.tika:tikaGHSA-6q8v-2hvm-fx37 (opens in a new tab)
References (3)
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/wfno8mf5nlcvbs78z93q9thgrm30wwfh (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20220627 CVE-2022-33879: Apache Tika: Incomplete fix and new regex DoS in StandardsExtractingContentHandler (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220812-0004/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-6q8v-2hvm-fx37 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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