CVE-2019-10088 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Apache Tika
Attackers can cause an out-of-memory error in Apache Tika by providing a crafted or corrupt zip file, leading to service disruption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-10088?
CVE-2019-10088 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apache Tika, published on 2 Aug 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A carefully crafted or corrupt zip file can cause an OOM in Apache Tika's RecursiveParserWrapper in versions 1.7-1.21. Users should upgrade to 1.22 or later.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10088?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.tika:tika-core. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.tika:tika-core Maven | From 1.7 | 1.22 |
org.apache.tika:tika-core Maven | From 1.7 | 1.22 |
Products include Apache Tika.
How do I fix CVE-2019-10088?
Upgrade org.apache.tika:tika-core to 1.22 or later.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2019-10088 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10088 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Tika
- CVE-2025-66516 Apache Tika has XXE vulnerability
- CVE-2025-54988 Apache Tika PDF parser module: XXE vulnerability in PDFParser's handling of XFA
- CVE-2018-1335 Command injection in org.apache.tika:tika-core
- CVE-2019-10094 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Apache Tika
- CVE-2016-4434 Apache Tika does not properly initialize the XML parser or choose handlers
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-10088, GHSA-mfwh-gqx8-c787.