CVE-2014-0050
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…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 83.3%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 83.33% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 12 February 2014
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264, CWE-835
- Affected
- oracle/retail applications · apache/commons fileupload · apache/tomcat
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 83.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0110.html
- http://blog.spiderlabs.com/2014/02/cve-2014-0050-exploit-with-boundaries-loops-without-boundaries.htmlExploit
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN14876762/index.html
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2014-000017
- http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/commons-dev/201402.mbox/%3C52F373FC.9030907%40apache.org%3E
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143136844732487&w=2
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127215/VMware-Security-Advisory-2014-0007.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0252.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0253.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0400.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57915
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58075
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58976
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59039
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59041
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59183
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59184
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59185
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59187
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59232
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59399
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59492
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59500
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59725
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60475
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60753
- http://svn.apache.org/r1565143Patch
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.