Debian 7: DSA-2856-2 Critical: DoS Flaw Found in Libcommons-fileupload-java
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February 7, 2014
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 ...
Summary
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.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: libcommons-fileupload-java
CVE ID: CVE-2014-0050
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