CVE-2018-8015
Apache ORC vulnerable to Uncontrolled Recursion
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 4.1%
Description
In Apache ORC 1.0.0 to 1.4.3 a malformed ORC file can trigger an endlessly recursive function call in the C++ or Java parser. The impact of this bug is most likely denial-of-service against software that uses the ORC file parser. With the C++ parser, the stack overflow might possibly corrupt the stack.
How to fix CVE-2018-8015
To remediate CVE-2018-8015, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.4.4 or later
Is CVE-2018-8015 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 1.0.0, < 1.4.4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |