#VU197 Resource exhaustion in Apache Commons FileUpload - CVE-2016-3092
Published: July 22, 2016 / Updated: April 15, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU197
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3092
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache Commons FileUpload
Apache Commons FileUpload
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause denial of service conditions on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing very long boundary strings within the MultipartStream class in Apache Commons Fileupload. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions by sending specially crafted boundary string and consume excessive CPU resources.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing very long boundary strings within the MultipartStream class in Apache Commons Fileupload. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions by sending specially crafted boundary string and consume excessive CPU resources.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.