CVE-2014-0050 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 83.2% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 83.18% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-04-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apache | commons fileupload |
| apache | tomcat |
| oracle | retail applications |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apache Commons FileUpload and Apache Tomcat - Denial of Service | 2014-02-12 |
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0110.html
- http://blog.spiderlabs.com/2014/02/cve-2014-0050-exploit-with-boundaries-loops-without-boundaries.html
- 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
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