DSA-2856-1 libcommons-fileupload-java -- denial of service

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2014-0050  

It was discovered that the Apache Commons FileUpload package for Java could enter an infinite loop while processing a multipart request with a crafted Content-Type, resulting in a denial-of-service condition. For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.2-1+deb6u2. For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.2-1+deb7u2. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.1-1. We recommend that you upgrade your libcommons-fileupload-java packages.

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-2856-1 libcommons-fileupload-java -- denial of service

Date Reported:
07 Feb 2014
Affected Packages:
libcommons-fileupload-java
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2014-0050.
More information:

It was discovered that the Apache Commons FileUpload package for Java could enter an infinite loop while processing a multipart request with a crafted Content-Type, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.2-1+deb6u2.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.2-1+deb7u2.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.1-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libcommons-fileupload-java packages.