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Gentoo: GLSA-202107-39 Low: Apache Commons FileUpload Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey July 17, 2021
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Gentoo's advisory warns of severe vulnerabilities in Apache Commons FileUpload, exposing systems to Denial of Service (DoS) risks through malicious file uploads
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Apache Commons FileUpload, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Apache Commons FileUpload. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Resolution

Gentoo has discontinued support for Apache Commons FileUpload. We recommend that users unmerge it: # emerge --ask --depclean "dev-java/commons-fileupload"
NOTE: The Gentoo developer(s) maintaining Apache Commons FileUpload have discontinued support at this time. It may be possible that a new Gentoo developer will update Apache Commons FileUpload at a later date. We do not have a suggestion for a replacement at this time.

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2013-0248 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0248 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-0050 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0050 [ 3 ] CVE-2016-3092 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3092

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-39
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

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Severity: Low
Title: Apache Commons FileUpload: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 17, 2021
Bugs: #739350
ID: 202107-39

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Apache Commons FileUpload, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Background

The Apache Commons FileUpload package makes it easy to add robust, high-performance, file upload capability to your servlets and web applications.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-java/commons-fileupload <= 1.3 Vulnerable! ------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate to another package if one is available or wait for the existing packages to be marked stable by their architecture maintainers.

Impact

===== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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