CVE-2014-0050

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    CVE-2014-0050

    Published: 1 Apr 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: MultipartStream.java in Apache Commons FileUpload before 1.3.1, as used in Apache Tomcat, JBoss Web, and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted Content-Type header that bypasses a loop's intended exit conditions.

    References: http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0110.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0252.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0253.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0400.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/57915, http://secunia.com/advisories/58075, http://secunia.com/advisories/58976, http://secunia.com/advisories/59039, http://secunia.com/advisories/59041, http://secunia.com/advisories/59183, http://secunia.com/advisories/59184, http://secunia.com/advisories/59185, http://secunia.com/advisories/59187, http://secunia.com/advisories/59232, http://secunia.com/advisories/59399, http://secunia.com/advisories/59492, http://secunia.com/advisories/59500, http://secunia.com/advisories/59725, http://secunia.com/advisories/60475, http://secunia.com/advisories/60753, http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html, http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html, http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2856, http://www.huawei.com/en/security/psirt/security-bulletins/security-advisories/hw-350733.htm, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:084, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2130-1, http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0007.html, http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0008.html, http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-39, http://blog.spiderlabs.com/2014/02/cve-2014-0050-exploit-with-boundaries-loops-without-boundaries.html, http://svn.apache.org/r1565143, http://tomcat.apache.org/security-7.html, http://tomcat.apache.org/security-8.html, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062337, http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN14876762/index.html, http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2014-000017, http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/commons-dev/201402.mbox/%3C52F373FC.9030907%40apache.org%3E, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143136844732487&w=2, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127215/VMware-Security-Advisory-2014-0007.html, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23, http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21669554, http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21675432, http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676091, http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676092, http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676401, http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676403, http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676405, http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676410, http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676656, http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21676853, http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21677691, http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21677724, http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21681214, http://www.hitachi.co.jp/Prod/comp/soft1/global/security/info/vuls/HS14-015/index.html, http://www.hitachi.co.jp/Prod/comp/soft1/global/security/info/vuls/HS14-016/index.html, http://www.hitachi.co.jp/Prod/comp/soft1/global/security/info/vuls/HS14-017/index.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2015-2365600.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2014-1972960.html, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2015-2367953.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532549/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65400, https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05324755, https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05376917, https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05390722

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High