`CVE-2019-12402` Apache Commons Compress

Affected software	Apache Commons Compress
Severity	7.5 High CVSS 3.1 2 scores
Fixed in	`1.19`
Weakness	CWE-835
Published	30 Aug 2019
Updated	17 Jun 2026

Description

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.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 7 years ago.

CISA KEV not listed
VulnCheck KEV not listed
CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
Indexed PoC none indexed
EPSS 16% chance in 30 days A model's forecast, not a report of exploitation. Higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

Waratek protection

No exploit published

Within Waratek scope. In the sources we check, nobody has published exploit code for this CVE or reported it being exploited.

A public code fix exists.

Protection none
Action unverified
Review automated Upstream data
Record active

Decided by	Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all
Finding	This CVE is not listed in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV, CISA Vulnrichment records no active exploitation, no reviewed exploit catalogue carries an entry for it, and no GitHub PoC repository for it has 5 or more stars. Nobody has published exploit code worth tracing, so it is not a candidate for a rule ahead of the ones where somebody has; an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds. This is a statement about what has been published, not about whether the defect is reachable or serious.

Decided by

Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all

Finding

This CVE is not listed in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV, CISA Vulnrichment records no active exploitation, no reviewed exploit catalogue carries an entry for it, and no GitHub PoC repository for it has 5 or more stars. Nobody has published exploit code worth tracing, so it is not a candidate for a rule ahead of the ones where somebody has; an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds. This is a statement about what has been published, not about whether the defect is reachable or serious.

CVSS

7.5 HIGH v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

Version Score Band Vector Assigner Type

CVSS 3.1 7.5 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H NVD Primary published

CVSS 2.0 5.0 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P NVD Primary

Version	Score	Band	Vector	Assigner	Type
CVSS 3.1	7.5	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`	NVD	Primary	published
CVSS 2.0	5.0	none	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`	NVD	Primary

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

Advisory	Type	Quarter	Products Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2023 ↗	CPU	2023-Q3	Oracle Analytics / Installation (Apache Commons Compress) (6.4.0.0.0)
Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2023 ↗	CPU	2023-Q2	Oracle Analytics / Content Storage Service (Apache Commons Compress) (12.2.1.4.0)
Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2021 ↗	CPU	2021-Q3	Oracle Essbase / Infrastructure (Apache Commons Compress) (21.2) Oracle Fusion Middleware / Oracle JDeveloper (Apache Commons Compress) (12.2.1.4.0)
Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2021 ↗	CPU	2021-Q2	Oracle Fusion Middleware / Security Framework (Apache Commons Compress) (12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0)
Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2021 ↗	CPU	2021-Q1	Oracle Financial Services Applications / Party, Financials (Apache Commons Compress) (2.6.2, 2.7.0, 2.8.0, 2.9.0) Oracle Hyperion / Installation and Configuration (Apache Commons Compress) (11.1.2.4)
Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2020 ↗	CPU	2020-Q4	Oracle Communications / Core (Apache Commons Compress) (8.2.0-8.2.2) Oracle Communications / Core (Apache Commons Compress) (8.2.0-8.2.2) Oracle Communications / Core (Apache Commons Compress) (8.2.0-8.2.2)
Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2020 ↗	CPU	2020-Q3	Oracle Financial Services Applications / Infrastructure (Apache Commons Compress) (12.1.0, 12.3.0, 12.4.0, 14.0.0, 14.1.0)
Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2020 ↗	CPU	2020-Q2	Oracle Construction and Engineering / Admin (Apache Commons Compress) (18.8.0 - 18.8.8, 19.12.0)

Advisory

Type

Quarter

Products Oracle names in its risk matrix

Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2023 ↗

CPU

2023-Q3

Oracle Analytics / Installation (Apache Commons Compress) (6.4.0.0.0)

Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2023 ↗

CPU

2023-Q2

Oracle Analytics / Content Storage Service (Apache Commons Compress) (12.2.1.4.0)

Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2021 ↗

CPU

2021-Q3

Oracle Essbase / Infrastructure (Apache Commons Compress) (21.2)
Oracle Fusion Middleware / Oracle JDeveloper (Apache Commons Compress) (12.2.1.4.0)

Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2021 ↗

CPU

2021-Q2

Oracle Fusion Middleware / Security Framework (Apache Commons Compress) (12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0)

Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2021 ↗

CPU

2021-Q1

Oracle Financial Services Applications / Party, Financials (Apache Commons Compress) (2.6.2, 2.7.0, 2.8.0, 2.9.0)
Oracle Hyperion / Installation and Configuration (Apache Commons Compress) (11.1.2.4)

Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2020 ↗

CPU

2020-Q4

Oracle Communications / Core (Apache Commons Compress) (8.2.0-8.2.2)
Oracle Communications / Core (Apache Commons Compress) (8.2.0-8.2.2)
Oracle Communications / Core (Apache Commons Compress) (8.2.0-8.2.2)

Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2020 ↗

CPU

2020-Q3

Oracle Financial Services Applications / Infrastructure (Apache Commons Compress) (12.1.0, 12.3.0, 12.4.0, 14.0.0, 14.1.0)

Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2020 ↗

CPU

2020-Q2

Oracle Construction and Engineering / Admin (Apache Commons Compress) (18.8.0 - 18.8.8, 19.12.0)

Oracle components and versions

Family	Component	Versions, as Oracle lists them	Read as
Oracle Analytics	Content Storage Service (Apache Commons Compress)	12.2.1.4.0	12.2.1.4.0
Oracle Analytics	Installation (Apache Commons Compress)	6.4.0.0.0	6.4.0.0.0
Oracle Communications	Core (Apache Commons Compress)	8.2.0-8.2.2
Oracle Construction and Engineering	Admin (Apache Commons Compress)	18.8.0 - 18.8.8, 19.12.0	19.12.0
Oracle Essbase	Infrastructure (Apache Commons Compress)	21.2	21.2
Oracle Financial Services Applications	Infrastructure (Apache Commons Compress)	12.1.0, 12.3.0, 12.4.0, 14.0.0, 14.1.0	12.1.0 · 12.3.0 · 12.4.0 · 14.0.0 · 14.1.0
Oracle Financial Services Applications	Party, Financials (Apache Commons Compress)	2.6.2, 2.7.0, 2.8.0, 2.9.0	2.6.2 · 2.7.0 · 2.8.0 · 2.9.0
Oracle Fusion Middleware	Oracle JDeveloper (Apache Commons Compress)	12.2.1.4.0	12.2.1.4.0
Oracle Fusion Middleware	Security Framework (Apache Commons Compress)	12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0	12.2.1.3.0 · 12.2.1.4.0
Oracle Hyperion	Installation and Configuration (Apache Commons Compress)	11.1.2.4	11.1.2.4

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev

Package Introduced Fixed Last affected

org.apache.commons:commons-compress 1.15 1.19 unbounded

io.github.1tchy.java9modular.org.apache.commons:commons-compress unspecified none unbounded

Package	Introduced	Fixed	Last affected
`org.apache.commons:commons-compress`	1.15	`1.19`	unbounded
`io.github.1tchy.java9modular.org.apache.commons:commons-compress`	unspecified	none	unbounded

Products and versions

21 products, 40 version entries

Source	Vendor	Product	Scheme	Affected versions
nvd	apache	commons compress	generic	≥ 1.15 and ≤ 1.18
nvd	fedoraproject	fedora	generic	30 · 31
osv	io.github.1tchy.java9modular.org.apache.commons	commons-compress	generic	any version
nvd	oracle	banking payments	generic	≥ 14.1.0 and ≤ 14.4.0
nvd	oracle	banking platform	generic	2.6.2 · 2.7.0 · 2.8.0 · 2.9.0
nvd	oracle	communications element manager	generic	≥ 8.2.0 and ≤ 8.2.2
nvd	oracle	communications ip service activator	generic	7.3.0 · 7.4.0
nvd	oracle	communications session report manager	generic	≥ 8.2.0 and ≤ 8.2.2
nvd	oracle	communications session route manager	generic	≥ 8.2.0 and ≤ 8.2.2
nvd	oracle	customer management and segmentation foundation	generic	18.0
nvd	oracle	essbase	generic	21.2
nvd	oracle	flexcube investor servicing	generic	12.1.0 · 12.3.0 · 12.4.0 · 14.0.0 · 14.1.0
nvd	oracle	flexcube private banking	generic	12.0.0 · 12.1.0
nvd	oracle	hyperion infrastructure technology	generic	11.1.2.4
nvd	oracle	jdeveloper	generic	12.2.1.4.0
nvd	oracle	peoplesoft enterprise pt peopletools	generic	8.56 · 8.57 · 8.58
nvd	oracle	primavera gateway	generic	≥ 18.8.0 and ≤ 18.8.8 · 19.12.0
nvd	oracle	retail integration bus	generic	15.0 · 16.0
nvd	oracle	retail xstore point of service	generic	15.0 · 16.0 · 17.0 · 18.0 · 19.0
nvd	oracle	webcenter portal	generic	12.2.1.3.0 · 12.2.1.4.0
osv	org.apache.commons	commons-compress	generic	≥ 1.15 and ＜ 1.19

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected versions

nvd

apache

commons compress

generic

≥ 1.15 and ≤ 1.18

nvd

fedoraproject

fedora

generic

30 · 31

osv

io.github.1tchy.java9modular.org.apache.commons

commons-compress

generic

any version

nvd

oracle

banking payments

generic

≥ 14.1.0 and ≤ 14.4.0

nvd

oracle

banking platform

generic

2.6.2 · 2.7.0 · 2.8.0 · 2.9.0

nvd

oracle

communications element manager

generic

≥ 8.2.0 and ≤ 8.2.2

nvd

oracle

communications ip service activator

generic

7.3.0 · 7.4.0

nvd

oracle

communications session report manager

generic

≥ 8.2.0 and ≤ 8.2.2

nvd

oracle

communications session route manager

generic

≥ 8.2.0 and ≤ 8.2.2

nvd

oracle

customer management and segmentation foundation

generic

18.0

nvd

oracle

essbase

generic

21.2

nvd

oracle

flexcube investor servicing

generic

12.1.0 · 12.3.0 · 12.4.0 · 14.0.0 · 14.1.0

nvd

oracle

flexcube private banking

generic

12.0.0 · 12.1.0

nvd

oracle

hyperion infrastructure technology

generic

11.1.2.4

nvd

oracle

jdeveloper

generic

12.2.1.4.0

nvd

oracle

peoplesoft enterprise pt peopletools

generic

8.56 · 8.57 · 8.58

nvd

oracle

primavera gateway

generic

≥ 18.8.0 and ≤ 18.8.8 · 19.12.0

nvd

oracle

retail integration bus

generic

15.0 · 16.0

nvd

oracle

retail xstore point of service

generic

15.0 · 16.0 · 17.0 · 18.0 · 19.0

nvd

oracle

webcenter portal

generic

12.2.1.3.0 · 12.2.1.4.0

osv

org.apache.commons

commons-compress

generic

≥ 1.15 and ＜ 1.19

References

URL	Tags
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html	WEB
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html	WEB
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html	WEB
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html	WEB
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html	WEB
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html	WEB
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html	WEB
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html	WEB
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230818-0001	WEB
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WZB3GB7YXIOUKIOQ27VTIP6KKGJJ3CKL	WEB

URL

Timeline

Published	2019-08-30	By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified	2026-06-17	NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

Published

2019-08-30

By the CVE Program.

NVD record modified

2026-06-17

NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

How VRT decided (17 of 24 rules ran)

17 of 24 rules ran. The rest didn't run because an earlier rule had already settled the CVE.

# Rule Outcome Status Detail

identity: Does this identifier describe a vulnerability at all? the first rule that matches decides

1 rejected no match CVE Program withdrawal of this identifier

scope: Is it a vulnerability Waratek protects? the first rule that matches decides

2 armr-patch-file no match An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE

3 armr-secure-rule-file no match An ARMR security-rule template on disk for this CVE

4 manual-classification no match A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

5 manual classification no match Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

6 non-java-upstream no match A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component no match The defect being in a component of a tracked product the agent does not reach: JavaFX, the Java SE installer, the JInitiator browser plug-in, the native WebLogic proxy plug-in, or a native part of Oracle Application Server or Collaboration Suite (HTTP Server, Web Cache, Internet Directory, mail and calendar servers). Oracle gives these no CPE of their own and names them only in the description.

8 java-client-side no match Oracle's own risk-matrix note saying the CVE is reached only through untrusted code in the Java sandbox (applets, Web Start) or only through a client installation of Java, so a server running its own trusted code is not exposed

9 osv-maven matched In scope Maven packages: org.apache.commons:commons-compress, io.github.1tchy.java9modular.org.apache.commons:commons-compress

10 cna-maven-package not reached An affected Maven artifact named by the CNA itself

11 known-cpe-product not reached An NVD CPE naming a product ARMR tracks

12 cna-cpe-product not reached A CPE the CNA published naming a tracked product. Oracle publishes these on advisory day, months before NVD.

13 oracle-advisory-family not reached A tracked product family named in Oracle's own risk matrix. CPE cannot carry a suite name, only a module.

14 cna-named-product not reached A tracked product named in words by the CVE's own CNA, on a record with no CPE yet. Apache and Eclipse publish these on advisory day, before NVD adds CPE data.

15 non-deployable-product not reached The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached

16 unmatched-product not reached No tracked product matched above, and none present at all

disposition: What do we do about one that is? every rule runs

17 patch-hint no match A reference pointing at the upstream fix: a commit, a PR, a Red Hat bug

18 open-source-maven matched Mitigation candidate Open-source Maven artifact indexed by OSV (Maven packages: org.apache.commons:commons-compress, io.github.1tchy.java9modular.org.apache.commons:commons-compress). The source is public, which makes an ARMR patch rule a candidate; nothing here establishes that one can be written.

19 poc-derivable skipped An indexed exploit clearing the evidence bar to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read

20 no-exploit skipped Nothing to build a rule from yet: no published exploit, no CISA record of exploitation and no source-level change to read

21 secure-rule-match no match A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule

22 exploited-no-fix-or-poc skipped Somebody exploiting this CVE (a CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, or a CISA verdict of active exploitation), with no fix, source code or PoC to build a rule from

23 below-action-threshold no match Severity is HIGH — only MEDIUM/LOW are deprioritized

24 no-exploit-published decided it matched No exploit published No exploit code has been published, and an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds.

Products the scope rules checked

The products this CVE's record names, and whether VRT tracks each one. The scope rules decided on these.

Vendor Product Tracked CPE Source

apache commons_compress tracked cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_compress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

fedoraproject fedora not tracked cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

oracle banking_payments tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_payments:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle banking_platform tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:banking_platform:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle communications_element_manager tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_element_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle communications_ip_service_activator tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_ip_service_activator:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle communications_session_report_manager tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_session_report_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle communications_session_route_manager tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_session_route_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle customer_management_and_segmentation_foundation tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:customer_management_and_segmentation_foundation:18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle essbase tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:essbase:21.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle flexcube_investor_servicing tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_investor_servicing:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle flexcube_private_banking tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle hyperion_infrastructure_technology tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:hyperion_infrastructure_technology:11.1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle jdeveloper tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdeveloper:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle peoplesoft_enterprise_pt_peopletools tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_pt_peopletools:8.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle primavera_gateway tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle retail_integration_bus tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_integration_bus:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle retail_xstore_point_of_service tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

oracle webcenter_portal tracked cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_portal:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

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