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CVE-2016-6809

Apache Tika before 1.14 allows Java code execution for serialized objects embedded in MATLAB files. The issue exists because Tika invokes JMatIO to do native deserialization.

Published: Apr 6, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-502
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
8.1%
Top 5.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Apache Tika allows Java code execution for serialized objects embedded in MATLAB files

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-502

Affected Products

apache
oss-project·USaka apache httpd, apache http server
nutchOn-premLibrary
OSS Libraries
tikaLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Maven
package-ecosystem
org.apache.tika:tika-core
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6809
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/apache/tika/commit/8a68b5d474205cc91cbbb610d4a1c05af57f0610
github.com
https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/tika/CHANGES-1.14.txt
dist.apache.org
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