ActionServlet.java in Apache Struts 1 1.x through 1.3.10 mishandles multithreaded access to an ActionForm instance, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (unexpected memory access) via a multipart request, a related issue to CVE-2015-0899.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2016-1181 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue affects the version of struts shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, which is currently in Extended Life Phase. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ and the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 5 | struts | Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss EWS 2 | struts | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | struts | Will not fix |
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