CVE-2016-3092

Summary

CVECVE-2016-3092
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-07-04 22:59:04 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe MultipartStream class in Apache Commons Fileupload before 1.3.2, as used in Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.70, 8.x before 8.0.36, 8.5.x before 8.5.3, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M7 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long boundary string.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.8AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Commons Fileupload All All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.0 beta All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.10 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.11 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.14 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.16 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.19 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.2 beta All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.20 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.21 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.22 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.23 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.25 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.26 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.27 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.28 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.29 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.30 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.32 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.33 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.34 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.35 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.37 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.39 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.4 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.4 beta All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.40 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.41 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.42 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.47 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.5 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.5 beta All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.50 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.52 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.53 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.54 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.55 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.56 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.57 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.59 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.6 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.61 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.62 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.63 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.64 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.65 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.67 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.68 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.69 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 7.0.8 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.0 rc1 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.0 rc10 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.0 rc2 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.0 rc5 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.1 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.11 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.12 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.14 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.15 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.17 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.18 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.20 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.21 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.22 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.23 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.24 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.26 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.27 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.28 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.29 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.3 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.30 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.32 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.33 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.35 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.5 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.0.8 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.5.0 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 8.5.2 All All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone1 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone3 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone4 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 milestone6 All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Hp Icewall Identity Manager 5.0 All All All
Application Hp Icewall Sso Agent Option 10.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Apache Commons FileUpload CVE-2016-3092 Denial Of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Apache Commons FileUpload: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202107-39) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
HPE IceWall Identity Manager and HPE IceWall SSO Password Reset Option Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
openSUSE-SU-2016:2252-1: moderate: Security update for tomcat af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
USN-3024-1: Tomcat vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1743480 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3611-1 libcommons-fileupload-java af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3609-1 tomcat8 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
November 2017 Apache Commons FileUpload Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com
Apache Tomcat® - Apache Tomcat 8 vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tomcat.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20566.www2.hpe.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3614-1 tomcat7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Fileupload Component Lets Remote Users Consume Excessive CPU Resources on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Apache Tomcat® - Apache Tomcat 7 vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tomcat.apache.org Vendor Advisory
JVN#89379547: Apache Commons FileUpload vulnerable to denial-of-service (DoS) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvn.jp Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
1349468 – (CVE-2016-3092) CVE-2016-3092 tomcat: Usage of vulnerable FileUpload package can result in denial of service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000121 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jvndb.jvn.jp VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server Flaws Let Remote Users Access and Modify Data and Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2020 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
CVE-2016-3092: Apache Commons Fileupload information disclosure vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 mail-archives.apache.org Mailing List
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1743722 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org Vendor Advisory
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1743742 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2017 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
USN-3027-1: Tomcat vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - July 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1743738 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20566.www2.hpe.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Apache Tomcat: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201705-09) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Oracle Critical Patch Update - April 2018 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
HPE Intelligent Management Center (iMC) PLAT Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2019 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
CPU July 2018 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2017 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Apache Tomcat - Apache Tomcat 8 vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tomcat.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20566.www2.hpe.com Patch, Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Pony Mail! MITRE lists.apache.org
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710049 Gentoo Linux Apache Commons FileUpload Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202107-39)
  • 753773 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for jakarta-commons-fileupload (SUSE-SU-2023:0730-1)
  • 753805 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for jakarta-commons-fileupload (SUSE-SU-2023:0758-1)
  • 982000 Java (maven) Security Update for commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload (GHSA-fvm3-cfvj-gxqq)
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