CVE-2014-0050
HIGHEPSS 100th pctlDescription
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 v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0110.html
- http://blog.spiderlabs.com/2014/02/cve-2014-0050-exploit-with-boundaries-loops-without-boundaries.html
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN14876762/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2014-000017
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/commons-dev/201402.mbox/%3C52F373FC.9030907%40apache.org%3E
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143136844732487&w=2
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127215/VMware-Security-Advisory-2014-0007.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0252.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0253.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0400.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57915
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58075
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58976
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59039
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59041
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59183
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59184
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59185
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59187
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59232
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59399
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59492
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59500
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59725
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60475
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60753
- http://svn.apache.org/r1565143
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21669554
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21675432
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676091
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676092
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676401
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676403
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676405
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676410
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676656
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676853
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21677691
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21677724
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21681214
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2856
- http://www.hitachi.co.jp/Prod/comp/soft1/global/security/info/vuls/HS14-015/index.html
- http://www.hitachi.co.jp/Prod/comp/soft1/global/security/info/vuls/HS14-016/index.html
- http://www.hitachi.co.jp/Prod/comp/soft1/global/security/info/vuls/HS14-017/index.html
- http://www.huawei.com/en/security/psirt/security-bulletins/security-advisories/hw-350733.htm
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:084
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html
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