CVE-2019-12402

The file name encoding algorithm used internally in Apache Commons Compress 1.15 to 1.18 can get into an infinite loop when faced with specially crafted inputs. This can lead to a denial of service attack if an attacker can choose the file names inside of an archive created by Compress.

Published: 2019-08-30 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-12402 is rated High Risk (68.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 16.16%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +15.78% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-12402

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.38% 16.16% +15.78%
2 2025-11-21 4.95% 0.38% -4.57%
3 2025-11-18 4.95%

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-12402

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-12402

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2019-12402

GHSA-53x6-4x5p-rrvv · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Denial of Service in Apache Commons Compress

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-12402

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2019-12402 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libcommons-compress-java), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-12402
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-12402
ubuntu medium CVE-2019-12402 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libcommons-compress-java), 18 status rows across 18 suites (bionic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 14, DNE 1, ignored 1, needed 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12402

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-12402

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache commons_compress >= 1.15, <= 1.18 cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_compress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 30 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 31 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_payments >= 14.1.0, <= 14.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_payments:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_platform 2.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_platform 2.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_platform 2.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle banking_platform 2.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_element_manager >= 8.2.0, <= 8.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_element_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_ip_service_activator 7.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_ip_service_activator:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_ip_service_activator 7.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_ip_service_activator:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_session_report_manager >= 8.2.0, <= 8.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_session_report_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_session_route_manager >= 8.2.0, <= 8.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_session_route_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle customer_management_and_segmentation_foundation 18.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:customer_management_and_segmentation_foundation:18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle essbase 21.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:essbase:21.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle flexcube_investor_servicing 12.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_investor_servicing:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle flexcube_investor_servicing 12.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_investor_servicing:12.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle flexcube_investor_servicing 12.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_investor_servicing:12.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle flexcube_investor_servicing 14.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_investor_servicing:14.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle flexcube_investor_servicing 14.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_investor_servicing:14.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle flexcube_private_banking 12.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle flexcube_private_banking 12.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle hyperion_infrastructure_technology 11.1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hyperion_infrastructure_technology:11.1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdeveloper 12.2.1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdeveloper:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle peoplesoft_enterprise_pt_peopletools 8.56 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_pt_peopletools:8.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle peoplesoft_enterprise_pt_peopletools 8.57 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_pt_peopletools:8.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle peoplesoft_enterprise_pt_peopletools 8.58 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_pt_peopletools:8.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_gateway >= 18.8.0, <= 18.8.8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle primavera_gateway 19.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_gateway:19.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_integration_bus 15.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_integration_bus:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_integration_bus 16.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_integration_bus:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_xstore_point_of_service 15.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_xstore_point_of_service 16.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_xstore_point_of_service 17.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_xstore_point_of_service 18.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_xstore_point_of_service 19.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle webcenter_portal 12.2.1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_portal:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle webcenter_portal 12.2.1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_portal:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-12402

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