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CVE-2016-3092 Apache Tomcat

Affected softwareApache Tomcat
Severity7.5 High CVSS 3.1 3 scores
Fixed in1.3.2
WeaknessImproper input validation (CWE-20)
Published4 Jul 2016
Updated7 Oct 2026

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.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 10 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 37% chance in 30 days A model's forecast, not a report of exploitation. Higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

Waratek protection

No exploit published

Within Waratek scope. In the sources we check, nobody has published exploit code for this CVE or reported it being exploited.

A public code fix exists.

  • Protection none
  • Action unverified
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all
Finding This CVE is not listed in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV, CISA Vulnrichment records no active exploitation, no reviewed exploit catalogue carries an entry for it, and no GitHub PoC repository for it has 5 or more stars. Nobody has published exploit code worth tracing, 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 v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 3 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 7.5 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CISA-ADP Secondary published
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
CVSS 2.0 7.8 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

AdvisoryTypeQuarterProducts Oracle names in its 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)

Oracle components and versions

FamilyComponentVersions, as Oracle lists themRead 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

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload 0 1.3.2 unbounded

Products and versions

7 products, 95 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected 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

References

URLTags
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

Timeline

Published2016-07-04By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-10-07NVD's own last-modified date for this record.