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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS USN-2029-1 Critical: File Overwrite in Apache Commons

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Calendar Grey November 13, 2013
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Important Apache Commons FileUpload vulnerability detected in Ubuntu, permitting file overwrites. Immediate updates required for security!
Apache Commons FileUpload could be made to overwrite files.

Summary

Apache Commons FileUpload could be made to overwrite files.

Software Description:

- libcommons-fileupload-java: File upload capability for servlets and web

applications

Details:

It was discovered that Apache Commons FileUpload incorrectly handled file

names with NULL bytes in serialized instances. An attacker could use this

issue to possibly write to arbitrary files.

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical file overwrite ubuntu apache commons libcommons-fileupload-java

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  libcommons-fileupload-java      1.2.1-3ubuntu2.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2029-1

CVE-2013-2186

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November 13, 2013

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical file overwrite ubuntu apache commons libcommons-fileupload-java

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libcommons-fileupload-java/1.2.1-3ubuntu2.1

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