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CVE-2020-1951

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  • Published2020-03-23
  • Fixed in1.24
  • WeaknessCWE-835

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Description

A carefully crafted or corrupt PSD file can cause an infinite loop in Apache Tika's PSDParser in versions 1.0-1.23.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-03-2314:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

OSV · NVD
tika
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.x≥ 1.0, < 1.241.24
Oracle business process management suite
BranchAffectedFixed in
12.2= 12.2.1.3.0no fix published
12.2= 12.2.1.4.0no fix published
Oracle communications messaging server
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.0= 8.0.2no fix published
8.1= 8.1no fix published

4 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • tikaUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.22-2ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1
  • tikaUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.22-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • tikaUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • tikaUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.5-4ubuntu0.1
  • tikaDebian:11all versions · fixed in 1.22-2
  • tikaDebian:8all versions · fixed in 1.5-1+deb8u1

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update tika to 1.24

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.15.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.04.3read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-835read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.9 %2026-11-03
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub AdvisoriesadvisoryMODERATE2021-05-05

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2020-03-23
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-3264-3fm9-fg44

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-1951?

A carefully crafted or corrupt PSD file can cause an infinite loop in Apache Tika's PSDParser in versions 1.0-1.23.

Is CVE-2020-1951 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-1951 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.9% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-1951?

CVE-2020-1951 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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