`CVE-2016-3092`

7.5 High No exploit published

Description

The MultipartStream class in Apache Commons Fileupload before 1.3.2, as used in Apache Tomcat 7.x before 7.0.70, 8.x before 8.0.36, 8.5.x before 8.5.3, and 9.x before 9.0.0.M7 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long boundary string.

CWE-20 · Improper input validation

Exploitation Status

No public exploit

Nothing published shows this CVE being exploited, which is not the same as ruling it out. nothing published in 10 years.

CVSS E:U

CISA KEV not listed
CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
Indexed PoC none indexed
EPSS 36% chance in 30 days A model prediction, not an observation. Higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

Waratek Defense Posture

No exploit published

In RASP's scope with an upstream fix path, but nobody has published a working exploit. That is a statement about what has been published, not a finding that the defect is unreachable or unimportant.

Protection none
Action unverified patch rule
Review automated upstream-data
Record active

Decided by no-exploit-published : A published working exploit for this candidate, not only a proof of concept, a forecast, or nothing at all

Finding This CVE is not listed in CISA KEV, CISA Vulnrichment records no active exploitation, and no reviewed exploit catalogue carries an entry for it. Nobody has published something a stranger can run, so it is not a candidate for a rule ahead of the ones where somebody has; an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds. This is a statement about what has been published, not about whether the defect is reachable or serious.

Candidate fix https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1349468 : a Red Hat bug: the triage, which links onward to the fix

Decided by	`no-exploit-published` : A published working exploit for this candidate, not only a proof of concept, a forecast, or nothing at all
Finding	This CVE is not listed in CISA KEV, CISA Vulnrichment records no active exploitation, and no reviewed exploit catalogue carries an entry for it. Nobody has published something a stranger can run, so it is not a candidate for a rule ahead of the ones where somebody has; an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds. This is a statement about what has been published, not about whether the defect is reachable or serious.
Candidate fix	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1349468 : a Red Hat bug: the triage, which links onward to the fix

CVSS

7.5 HIGH v3.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 2 metrics

VRT selects the newest version's highest entry and publishes it as cvssScore, newest rather than largest because scores are not comparable across versions, and highest rather than first because the first entry is frequently a CNA placeholder scoring 0.0 over NVD's own analysis.

Version Score Band Vector Assigner Type

CVSS 3.0 7.5 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H NVD Primary published

CVSS 2.0 7.8 no band published AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C NVD Primary

Version	Score	Band	Vector	Assigner	Type
CVSS 3.0	7.5	HIGH	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`	NVD	Primary	published
CVSS 2.0	7.8	no band published	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C`	NVD	Primary

Affected Software & Releases

🏛️ Oracle CPU Advisories & Products

Advisory	Type	Quarter	Products Oracle named in risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2020 ↗	CPU	2020-Q2	Oracle Knowledge / Web Applications - InfoCenter (Apache Commons Fileupload) (8.6.0-8.6.3)
Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2018 ↗	CPU	2018-Q2	Oracle Fusion Middleware / Advanced UI (Apache Commons Fileupload) (11.1.1.8.0, 12.2.1.2.0)
Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2017 ↗	CPU	2017-Q4	Oracle Fusion Middleware / Web Container (Apache Commons FileUpload) (3.1.2) Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite / Install (Apache Commons FileUpload) (6.4.1, 6.4.2)
Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2017 ↗	CPU	2017-Q3	Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control / Hosted Framework (12.2.2, 12.3.2) Oracle Financial Services Applications / Collections (Apache Commons FileUpload) (2.3, 2.4, 2.4.1, 2.5) Oracle Fusion Middleware / Web Server (Apache Commons Fileupload) (11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.1.0, 12.2.1.2.0) Oracle Policy Automation / Determinations Engine (Apache Commons FileUplaod) (12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.2.0, 12.2.1, 12.2.2, 12.2.3) Oracle REST Data Services / Oracle REST Data Services (Prior to 3.0.10.25.02.36)
Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2017 ↗	CPU	2017-Q2	Oracle Communications Applications / Install (Apache Commons FileUpload) (6.0, 6.1) Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control / Security Framework (12.1.0, 13.1.0, 13.2.0) Oracle Health Sciences Applications / Cleanser, Profiler (Apache Commons FileUpload) (Prior to and 2.0.1.x, 3.0.0.x and 4.0.1.x) Oracle MySQL / Monitoring: General (Apache Commons FileUpload) (3.1.6.8003 and earlier, 3.2.1182 and earlier, 3.3.2.1162 and earlier) Oracle Utilities Applications / File Uploads and Attachments (Apache Commons FileUpload) (2.2.0.0.0, 4.1.0.1.0, 4.1.0.2.0, 4.2.0.1.0, 4.2.0.2.0, 4.2.0.3.0, 4.3.0.1.0, 4.3.0.2.0, 4.3.0.3.0) Oracle Utilities Applications / Integrations (Apache Commons FileUpload) (1.9.1.2.11)

Advisory

Type

Quarter

Products Oracle named in risk matrix

Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2020 ↗

CPU

2020-Q2

Oracle Knowledge / Web Applications - InfoCenter (Apache Commons Fileupload) (8.6.0-8.6.3)

Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2018 ↗

CPU

2018-Q2

Oracle Fusion Middleware / Advanced UI (Apache Commons Fileupload) (11.1.1.8.0, 12.2.1.2.0)

Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2017 ↗

CPU

2017-Q4

Oracle Fusion Middleware / Web Container (Apache Commons FileUpload) (3.1.2)
Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite / Install (Apache Commons FileUpload) (6.4.1, 6.4.2)

Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2017 ↗

CPU

2017-Q3

Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control / Hosted Framework (12.2.2, 12.3.2)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Collections (Apache Commons FileUpload) (2.3, 2.4, 2.4.1, 2.5)
Oracle Fusion Middleware / Web Server (Apache Commons Fileupload) (11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.1.0, 12.2.1.2.0)
Oracle Policy Automation / Determinations Engine (Apache Commons FileUplaod) (12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.2.0, 12.2.1, 12.2.2, 12.2.3)
Oracle REST Data Services / Oracle REST Data Services (Prior to 3.0.10.25.02.36)

Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2017 ↗

CPU

2017-Q2

Oracle Communications Applications / Install (Apache Commons FileUpload) (6.0, 6.1)
Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control / Security Framework (12.1.0, 13.1.0, 13.2.0)
Oracle Health Sciences Applications / Cleanser, Profiler (Apache Commons FileUpload) (Prior to and 2.0.1.x, 3.0.0.x and 4.0.1.x)
Oracle MySQL / Monitoring: General (Apache Commons FileUpload) (3.1.6.8003 and earlier, 3.2.1182 and earlier, 3.3.2.1162 and earlier)
Oracle Utilities Applications / File Uploads and Attachments (Apache Commons FileUpload) (2.2.0.0.0, 4.1.0.1.0, 4.1.0.2.0, 4.2.0.1.0, 4.2.0.2.0, 4.2.0.3.0, 4.3.0.1.0, 4.3.0.2.0, 4.3.0.3.0)
Oracle Utilities Applications / Integrations (Apache Commons FileUpload) (1.9.1.2.11)

Indexed Oracle Components & Versions

Family	Component	Oracle's version cell (verbatim)	Indexed as
Oracle Communications Applications	Install (Apache Commons FileUpload)	6.0, 6.1	6.0 · 6.1
Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control	Hosted Framework	12.2.2, 12.3.2	12.2.2 · 12.3.2
Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control	Security Framework	12.1.0, 13.1.0, 13.2.0	12.1.0 · 13.1.0 · 13.2.0
Oracle Financial Services Applications	Collections (Apache Commons FileUpload)	2.3, 2.4, 2.4.1, 2.5	2.3 · 2.4 · 2.4.1 · 2.5
Oracle Fusion Middleware	Advanced UI (Apache Commons Fileupload)	11.1.1.8.0, 12.2.1.2.0	11.1.1.8.0 · 12.2.1.2.0
Oracle Fusion Middleware	Web Container (Apache Commons FileUpload)	3.1.2	3.1.2
Oracle Fusion Middleware	Web Server (Apache Commons Fileupload)	11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.1.0, 12.2.1.2.0	11.1.1.9.0 · 12.2.1.1.0 · 12.2.1.2.0
Oracle Health Sciences Applications	Cleanser, Profiler (Apache Commons FileUpload)	Prior to and 2.0.1.x, 3.0.0.x and 4.0.1.x	3.0.0.4.0.1
Oracle Knowledge	Web Applications - InfoCenter (Apache Commons Fileupload)	8.6.0-8.6.3
Oracle MySQL	Monitoring: General (Apache Commons FileUpload)	3.1.6.8003 and earlier, 3.2.1182 and earlier, 3.3.2.1162 and earlier
Oracle Policy Automation	Determinations Engine (Apache Commons FileUplaod)	12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.2.0, 12.2.1, 12.2.2, 12.2.3	12.1.0 · 12.1.1 · 12.2.0 · 12.2.1 · 12.2.2 · 12.2.3
Oracle REST Data Services	Oracle REST Data Services	Prior to 3.0.10.25.02.36
Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite	Install (Apache Commons FileUpload)	6.4.1, 6.4.2	6.4.1 · 6.4.2
Oracle Utilities Applications	File Uploads and Attachments (Apache Commons FileUpload)	2.2.0.0.0, 4.1.0.1.0, 4.1.0.2.0, 4.2.0.1.0, 4.2.0.2.0, 4.2.0.3.0, 4.3.0.1.0, 4.3.0.2.0, 4.3.0.3.0	2.2.0.0.0 · 4.1.0.1.0 · 4.1.0.2.0 · 4.2.0.1.0 · 4.2.0.2.0 · 4.2.0.3.0 · 4.3.0.1.0 · 4.3.0.2.0 · 4.3.0.3.0
Oracle Utilities Applications	Integrations (Apache Commons FileUpload)	1.9.1.2.11	1.9.1.2.11

Family

Component

Oracle's version cell (verbatim)

Indexed as

Oracle Communications Applications

Install (Apache Commons FileUpload)

6.0, 6.1

6.0 · 6.1

Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control

Hosted Framework

12.2.2, 12.3.2

12.2.2 · 12.3.2

Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control

Security Framework

12.1.0, 13.1.0, 13.2.0

12.1.0 · 13.1.0 · 13.2.0

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Collections (Apache Commons FileUpload)

2.3, 2.4, 2.4.1, 2.5

2.3 · 2.4 · 2.4.1 · 2.5

Oracle Fusion Middleware

Advanced UI (Apache Commons Fileupload)

11.1.1.8.0, 12.2.1.2.0

11.1.1.8.0 · 12.2.1.2.0

Oracle Fusion Middleware

Web Container (Apache Commons FileUpload)

3.1.2

Oracle Fusion Middleware

Web Server (Apache Commons Fileupload)

11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.1.0, 12.2.1.2.0

11.1.1.9.0 · 12.2.1.1.0 · 12.2.1.2.0

Oracle Health Sciences Applications

Cleanser, Profiler (Apache Commons FileUpload)

Prior to and 2.0.1.x, 3.0.0.x and 4.0.1.x

3.0.0.4.0.1

Oracle Knowledge

Web Applications - InfoCenter (Apache Commons Fileupload)

8.6.0-8.6.3

Oracle MySQL

Monitoring: General (Apache Commons FileUpload)

3.1.6.8003 and earlier, 3.2.1182 and earlier, 3.3.2.1162 and earlier

Oracle Policy Automation

Determinations Engine (Apache Commons FileUplaod)

12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.2.0, 12.2.1, 12.2.2, 12.2.3

12.1.0 · 12.1.1 · 12.2.0 · 12.2.1 · 12.2.2 · 12.2.3

Oracle REST Data Services

Prior to 3.0.10.25.02.36

Oracle Supply Chain Products Suite

Install (Apache Commons FileUpload)

6.4.1, 6.4.2

6.4.1 · 6.4.2

Oracle Utilities Applications

File Uploads and Attachments (Apache Commons FileUpload)

2.2.0.0.0, 4.1.0.1.0, 4.1.0.2.0, 4.2.0.1.0, 4.2.0.2.0, 4.2.0.3.0, 4.3.0.1.0, 4.3.0.2.0, 4.3.0.3.0

2.2.0.0.0 · 4.1.0.1.0 · 4.1.0.2.0 · 4.2.0.1.0 · 4.2.0.2.0 · 4.2.0.3.0 · 4.3.0.1.0 · 4.3.0.2.0 · 4.3.0.3.0

Oracle Utilities Applications

Integrations (Apache Commons FileUpload)

1.9.1.2.11

☕ Maven Library Packages

Artifact coordinates and fix boundaries from OSV.dev

Package Coordinate Introduced Fixed Last affected

commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload 0 1.3.2 unbounded

Package Coordinate	Introduced	Fixed	Last affected
`commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload`	0	`1.3.2`	unbounded

🖥️ Product CPEs & Version Ranges

7 product(s) over 95 version claims (uncapped)

Source	Vendor	Product	Scheme	Affected Versions
nvd	apache	commons fileupload	generic	≤ 1.3.1
nvd	apache	tomcat	generic	7.0.0 · 7.0.0:beta · 7.0.1 · 7.0.2 · 7.0.2:beta · 7.0.4 · 7.0.4:beta · 7.0.5 · 7.0.5:beta · 7.0.6 · 7.0.8 · 7.0.10 · 7.0.11 · 7.0.12 · 7.0.14 · 7.0.16 · 7.0.19 · 7.0.20 · 7.0.21 · 7.0.22 · 7.0.23 · 7.0.25 · 7.0.26 · 7.0.27 · 7.0.28 · 7.0.29 · 7.0.30 · 7.0.32 · 7.0.33 · 7.0.34 · 7.0.35 · 7.0.37 · 7.0.39 · 7.0.40 · 7.0.41 · 7.0.42 · 7.0.47 · 7.0.50 · 7.0.52 · 7.0.53 · 7.0.54 · 7.0.55 · 7.0.56 · 7.0.57 · 7.0.59 · 7.0.61 · 7.0.62 · 7.0.63 · 7.0.64 · 7.0.65 · 7.0.67 · 7.0.68 · 7.0.69 · 8.0.0:rc1 · 8.0.0:rc10 · 8.0.0:rc2 · 8.0.0:rc5 · 8.0.1 · 8.0.3 · 8.0.5 · 8.0.8 · 8.0.11 · 8.0.12 · 8.0.14 · 8.0.15 · 8.0.17 · 8.0.18 · 8.0.20 · 8.0.21 · 8.0.22 · 8.0.23 · 8.0.24 · 8.0.26 · 8.0.27 · 8.0.28 · 8.0.29 · 8.0.30 · 8.0.32 · 8.0.33 · 8.0.35 · 8.5.0 · 8.5.2 · 9.0.0:milestone1 · 9.0.0:milestone3 · 9.0.0:milestone4 · 9.0.0:milestone6
nvd	canonical	ubuntu linux	generic	12.04 · 14.04 · 15.10 · 16.04
osv	commons-fileupload	commons-fileupload	generic	＜ 1.3.2
nvd	debian	debian linux	generic	8.0
nvd	hp	icewall identity manager	generic	5.0
nvd	hp	icewall sso agent option	generic	10.0

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected Versions

nvd

apache

commons fileupload

generic

≤ 1.3.1

nvd

apache

tomcat

generic

7.0.0 · 7.0.0:beta · 7.0.1 · 7.0.2 · 7.0.2:beta · 7.0.4 · 7.0.4:beta · 7.0.5 · 7.0.5:beta · 7.0.6 · 7.0.8 · 7.0.10 · 7.0.11 · 7.0.12 · 7.0.14 · 7.0.16 · 7.0.19 · 7.0.20 · 7.0.21 · 7.0.22 · 7.0.23 · 7.0.25 · 7.0.26 · 7.0.27 · 7.0.28 · 7.0.29 · 7.0.30 · 7.0.32 · 7.0.33 · 7.0.34 · 7.0.35 · 7.0.37 · 7.0.39 · 7.0.40 · 7.0.41 · 7.0.42 · 7.0.47 · 7.0.50 · 7.0.52 · 7.0.53 · 7.0.54 · 7.0.55 · 7.0.56 · 7.0.57 · 7.0.59 · 7.0.61 · 7.0.62 · 7.0.63 · 7.0.64 · 7.0.65 · 7.0.67 · 7.0.68 · 7.0.69 · 8.0.0:rc1 · 8.0.0:rc10 · 8.0.0:rc2 · 8.0.0:rc5 · 8.0.1 · 8.0.3 · 8.0.5 · 8.0.8 · 8.0.11 · 8.0.12 · 8.0.14 · 8.0.15 · 8.0.17 · 8.0.18 · 8.0.20 · 8.0.21 · 8.0.22 · 8.0.23 · 8.0.24 · 8.0.26 · 8.0.27 · 8.0.28 · 8.0.29 · 8.0.30 · 8.0.32 · 8.0.33 · 8.0.35 · 8.5.0 · 8.5.2 · 9.0.0:milestone1 · 9.0.0:milestone3 · 9.0.0:milestone4 · 9.0.0:milestone6

nvd

canonical

ubuntu linux

generic

12.04 · 14.04 · 15.10 · 16.04

osv

commons-fileupload

generic

＜ 1.3.2

nvd

debian

debian linux

generic

8.0

nvd

icewall identity manager

generic

5.0

nvd

icewall sso agent option

generic

10.0

References

URL	Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1349468	bugzilla
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html	WEB
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html	WEB
https://web.archive.org/web/20171111060434/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039606	WEB
https://web.archive.org/web/20171103224941/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036900	WEB
https://web.archive.org/web/20170317103106/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037029	WEB
https://web.archive.org/web/20160924080828/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91453	WEB
https://web.archive.org/web/20160726114129/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036427	WEB
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190212-0001	WEB
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-39	WEB

URL

Timeline

Published 2016-07-04 Last modified 2026-06-17

Published	2016-07-04	By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified	2026-06-17	NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

Published

2016-07-04

By the CVE Program.

NVD record modified

2026-06-17

NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

Pipeline policy audit (15 of 21 rules evaluated)

15 of 21 rules ran. The rest were never reached, because an earlier stage settled the CVE, a distinct claim from a rule that ran and found nothing.

# Rule Outcome Status Detail

identity: Does this identifier describe a vulnerability at all? first match wins

1 rejected no-match CVE Program withdrawal of this identifier

scope: Is the vulnerability ARMR's to address? first match wins

2 armr-patch-file no-match An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE

3 armr-secure-rule-file no-match An ARMR security-rule template on disk for this CVE

4 manual-classification no-match A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

5 manual classification no-match Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

6 non-java-upstream no-match A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component no-match The defect being in a component of a tracked product the agent does not reach: JavaFX, the Java SE installer, the native WebLogic proxy plug-in. Oracle gives these no CPE of their own and names them only in the description.

8 osv-maven matched Queued for review Maven packages: commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload

9 cna-maven-package not-reached An affected Maven artifact named by the CNA itself

10 known-cpe-product not-reached An NVD CPE naming a product ARMR tracks

11 cna-cpe-product not-reached A CPE the CNA published naming a tracked product. Oracle publishes these on advisory day, months before NVD.

12 oracle-advisory-family not-reached A tracked product family named in Oracle's own risk matrix. CPE cannot carry a suite name, only a module.

13 non-deployable-product not-reached The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached

14 unmatched-product not-reached No tracked product matched above, and none present at all

disposition: What do we do about one that is? cumulative: every rule gets a turn

15 patch-hint matched Mitigation candidate References include candidate fix URL (bugzilla tier): https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1349468

16 open-source-maven skipped The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read

17 poc-derivable skipped An indexed exploit to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read

18 no-exploit skipped With no fix path, a public exploit, or a CISA record of one

19 secure-rule-match no-match A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule

20 below-action-threshold no-match Severity is HIGH — only MEDIUM/LOW are deprioritized

21 no-exploit-published decided it matched No exploit published No working exploit has been published, and an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds.

What the scope rules read

The products the record named, and whether known-products.yaml tracks them. This is the evidence the scope stage decided on.

Vendor Product Tracked CPE Source

hp icewall_identity_manager not tracked cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_identity_manager:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

hp icewall_sso_agent_option not tracked cpe:2.3:a:hp:icewall_sso_agent_option:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

apache tomcat tracked cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomcat:9.0.0:milestone1:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

debian debian_linux not tracked cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

apache commons_fileupload tracked cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_fileupload:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

canonical ubuntu_linux not tracked cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

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