CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-3092

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long boundary string.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to overload the server, leading to performance degradation or complete service interruption.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Apache Commons Fileupload to version 1.3.2 or later and Apache Tomcat to the appropriate versions to mitigate the risk.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS