CVE-2016-3092

Summary

CVECVE-2016-3092
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-07-04 22:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-12-08 16:41:00 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

Problem Types: CWE-20

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 m1 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m3 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m4 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m6 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
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 m1 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m3 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m4 All All
Application Apache Tomcat 9.0.0 m6 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 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
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Hp Icewall Identity Manager 5.0 All All All
Application Hp Icewall Identity Manager 5.0 All All All
Application Hp Icewall Sso Agent Option 10.0 All All All
Application Hp Icewall Sso Agent Option 10.0 All All All

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[Apache-SVN] Revision 1743480 CONFIRM svn.apache.org
HPE Intelligent Management Center (iMC) PLAT Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3611-1 libcommons-fileupload-java DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1743722 CONFIRM svn.apache.org Vendor Advisory
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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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