High severity · published Mar 28, 2014
CVE-2014-0050
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…
7.5
CVSS
83.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)83.3% · higher than 100% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TO
Tomcat · Apache
7.0.0; 7.0.0; 7.0.1; 7.0.2; 7.0.2; 7.0.3; +34 more · source: NVD
CF
Commons Fileupload · Apache
through 1.3; 1.0; 1.1; 1.1.1; 1.2; 1.2.1; +1 more · source: NVD
RA
Retail Applications · Oracle
12.0; 12.0in; 13.0; 13.1; 13.2; 13.3; +2 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0050
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0050
advisories.mageia.org
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0110.html
Exploit
http://blog.spiderlabs.com/2014/02/cve-2014-0050-exploit-with-boundaries-loops-without-boundaries.html
jvn.jp
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN14876762/index.html
jvndb.jvn.jp
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2014-000017
mail-archives.apache.org
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/commons-dev/201402.mbox/%3C52F373FC.9030907%40apache.org%3E
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143136844732487&w=2
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