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high 7.5

CVE-2014-0050 in the critical feed json

Commons FileUpload Denial of service vulnerability

published 2014-03-28 12 y ago modified 2026-10-07 33 d ago also GHSA-xx68-jfcg-xmmf , EUVD-2018-0825

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
83.3%
EPSS 83.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.6%
public exploits
2
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • maven commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload 1.3.1
  • maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat 7.0.52, 8.0.3
  • libcommons-fileupload-java Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.3.1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0050

  • tomcat6 jboss enterprise web server 2 6.0.37-19_patch_04.ep6.el5
  • tomcat6 jboss enterprise web server 2 6.0.37-27_patch_04.ep6.el6
  • tomcat6-lib jboss enterprise web server 2 6.0.37-19_patch_04.ep6.el5
  • tomcat6-lib jboss enterprise web server 2 6.0.37-27_patch_04.ep6.el6
  • tomcat6-log4j jboss enterprise web server 2 6.0.37-19_patch_04.ep6.el5
  • tomcat6-log4j jboss enterprise web server 2 6.0.37-27_patch_04.ep6.el6
  • tomcat6-javadoc jboss enterprise web server 2 6.0.37-19_patch_04.ep6.el5
  • tomcat6-javadoc jboss enterprise web server 2 6.0.37-27_patch_04.ep6.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0525RHSA-2014:0526RHSA-2014:0429RHSA-2014:0253

  • tomcat openSUSE Tumbleweed 8.0.36-3.3
  • apache-commons-fileupload openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.4-1.9
  • tomcat10 openSUSE Tumbleweed 10.1.14-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10446-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10620-1openSUSE-SU-2024:13441-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-0050 updated cvss 5.0

apache-commons-fileupload: denial of service due to too-small buffer size used by MultipartStream

  • Red Hat BPM Suite 6 commons-fileupload
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 commons-fileupload
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 commons-fileupload
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 tomcat, commons-fileupload
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 commons-fileupload Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 jbossweb jbossweb, commons-fileupload
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss Portal 4 commons-fileupload Red Hat JBoss Portal 5 commons-fileupload
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss Portal 6 commons-fileupload
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4 commons-fileupload Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 commons-fileupload Red Hat Satellite 5 commons-fileupload Red Hat Satellite 6 commons-fileupload
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
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  • Red Hat Software Collections thermostat1-apache-commons-fileupload, thermostat1-apache-commons-fileupload-javadoc
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 jakarta-commons-fileupload
    under investigation
  • Red Hat Fuse ESB Enterprise 7.1.0 Red Hat Fuse Management Console 7.1.0 Red Hat Fuse MQ Enterprise 7.1.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0452
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) tomcat6 6.0.24-64.el6_5, tomcat6-lib 6.0.24-64.el6_5, tomcat6-javadoc 6.0.24-64.el6_5, tomcat6-webapps 6.0.24-64.el6_5, tomcat6-el-2.1-api 6.0.24-64.el6_5, tomcat6-docs-webapp 6.0.24-64.el6_5, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) tomcat6 6.0.24-64.el6_5, tomcat6-lib 6.0.24-64.el6_5, tomcat6-javadoc 6.0.24-64.el6_5, tomcat6-webapps 6.0.24-64.el6_5, tomcat6-el-2.1-api 6.0.24-64.el6_5, tomcat6-docs-webapp 6.0.24-64.el6_5, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) tomcat6 6.0.24-64.el6_5, tomcat6-lib 6.0.24-64.el6_5, tomcat6-el-2.1-api 6.0.24-64.el6_5, tomcat6-jsp-2.1-api 6.0.24-64.el6_5, tomcat6-servlet-2.5-api 6.0.24-64.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) tomcat6 6.0.24-64.el6_5, tomcat6-javadoc 6.0.24-64.el6_5, tomcat6-webapps 6.0.24-64.el6_5, tomcat6-docs-webapp 6.0.24-64.el6_5, tomcat6-admin-webapps 6.0.24-64.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) tomcat6 6.0.24-64.el6_5, tomcat6-lib 6.0.24-64.el6_5, tomcat6-el-2.1-api 6.0.24-64.el6_5, tomcat6-jsp-2.1-api 6.0.24-64.el6_5, tomcat6-servlet-2.5-api 6.0.24-64.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) tomcat6 6.0.24-64.el6_5, tomcat6-javadoc 6.0.24-64.el6_5, tomcat6-webapps 6.0.24-64.el6_5, tomcat6-docs-webapp 6.0.24-64.el6_5, tomcat6-admin-webapps 6.0.24-64.el6_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0429
  • Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0401
  • Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0 Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0373
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0252
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2 for RHEL 5 Server jbossweb 7.3.0-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el5 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2 for RHEL 6 Server jbossweb 7.3.0-2.Final_redhat_2.1.ep6.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0253
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 5 Server tomcat6 6.0.37-19_patch_04.ep6.el5, tomcat7 7.0.40-13_patch_02.ep6.el5, tomcat6-lib 6.0.37-19_patch_04.ep6.el5, tomcat7-lib 7.0.40-13_patch_02.ep6.el5, tomcat6-log4j 6.0.37-19_patch_04.ep6.el5, tomcat7-log4j 7.0.40-13_patch_02.ep6.el5, +14 more Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 for RHEL 6 Server tomcat7 7.0.40-9_patch_02.ep6.el6, tomcat6 6.0.37-27_patch_04.ep6.el6, tomcat7-lib 7.0.40-9_patch_02.ep6.el6, tomcat6-lib 6.0.37-27_patch_04.ep6.el6, tomcat7-log4j 7.0.40-9_patch_02.ep6.el6, tomcat6-log4j 6.0.37-27_patch_04.ep6.el6, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0525
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0400
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0459
  • Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0473
  • Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1009
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Server 2.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0528
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 tomcat, tomcat-lib, tomcat-jsvc, tomcat-javadoc, tomcat-webapps, tomcat-el-2.2-api, +4 more Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6 jbossweb jbossweb Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 jbossweb jbossweb
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit auxiliary/dos/http/apache_commons_fileupload_dos)
  2. Published

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
33 d ago

Exploit prediction

83.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload
<1.3.1
1.3.1
maven org.apache.tomcat:tomcat
>=8.0.0-RC1, <8.0.3
>=7.0.0, <7.0.52
8.0.3
7.0.52

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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