CVE-2016-3092

7.5 HIGH
Published: July 04, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

The 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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN89379547/index.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000121
Source: secalert@redhat.com
VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00025.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/commons-dev/201606.mbox/%3CCAF8HOZ%2BPq2QH8RnxBuJyoK1dOz6jrTiQypAC%2BH8g6oZkBg%2BCxg%40mail.gmail.com%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Mailing List
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2068.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2069.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2070.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2071.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2072.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2599.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2807.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2808.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1743480
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1743722
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1743738
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1743742
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3609
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3611
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3614
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91453
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036427
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036900
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037029
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039606
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3024-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3027-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1349468
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue Tracking
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05204371
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05289840
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05324759
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-09
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-39
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190212-0001/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN89379547/index.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000121
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00025.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/commons-dev/201606.mbox/%3CCAF8HOZ%2BPq2QH8RnxBuJyoK1dOz6jrTiQypAC%2BH8g6oZkBg%2BCxg%40mail.gmail.com%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2068.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2069.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2070.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2071.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2072.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2599.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2807.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2808.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0457.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1743480
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1743722
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1743738
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1743742
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://tomcat.apache.org/security-9.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3609
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3611
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3614
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91453
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036427
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036900
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037029
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039606
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3024-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3027-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0455
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0456
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1349468
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05204371
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05289840
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05324759
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/343558d982879bf88ec20dbf707f8c11255f8e219e81d45c4f8d0551%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/388a323769f1dff84c9ec905455aa73fbcb20338e3c7eb131457f708%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9136ff5b13e4f1941360b5a309efee2c114a14855578c3a2cbe5d19c%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-09
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-39
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190212-0001/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

98 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
33.9%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

debian hp apache canonical

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