Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2014-0050 |
CWE-ID | CWE-400 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Apache Commons FileUpload Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications |
Vendor | Apache Foundation |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU5233
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0050
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS conditions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling Content-Type HTTP header for multipart requests. By sending a specially crafted Content-Type header, containing 4092 characters in "boundary" field, a remote attacker can cause the application to enter into an infinite loop.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Update Apache Struts to version 2.3.16.1.
For Apache Commons FileUpload install version 1.3.1.
Apache Commons FileUpload: 1.0 - 1.3
External linkshttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1565143
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.