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GHSA-4g9r-vxhx-9pgx

MediumCVSS 5.9 / 10
Published Feb 19, 2024·Last modified Feb 4, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

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.

Risk Scores
Base Score
5.9

The vulnerability requires local access to the device to be exploited. It is difficult for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability and may require special conditions. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The vulnerability can affect other systems as well, not just the initial system. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
5.4

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
N/A

Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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