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

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

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

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  dev-java/commons-fileupload
                                   <= 1.3                  Vulnerable!
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     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.

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

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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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
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[ 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
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-39

Concerns?
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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.

License
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Copyright 2021 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/