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Commons FileUpload Denial of service vulnerability

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Dec 21, 2018 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Mar 5, 2024

Package

maven commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload (Maven)

Affected versions

< 1.3.1

Patched versions

1.3.1
maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat (Maven)
>= 8.0.0-RC1, <= 8.0.1
>= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.50
8.0.3
7.0.52

Description

MultipartStream.java in Apache Commons FileUpload before 1.3.1, as used in Apache Tomcat, JBoss Web, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted Content-Type header that bypasses a loop's intended exit conditions.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Apr 1, 2014
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Dec 21, 2018
Reviewed Jun 16, 2020
Last updated Mar 5, 2024

Severity

High

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(100th percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2014-0050

GHSA ID

GHSA-xx68-jfcg-xmmf

Source code

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