CVE-2016-3092 Apache Tomcat
| Affected software | Apache Tomcat |
|---|---|
| Severity | 7.5 High CVSS 3.1 3 scores |
| Fixed in | 1.3.2 |
| Weakness | Improper input validation (CWE-20) |
| Published | 4 Jul 2016 |
| Updated | 7 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.
Exploitation status
- 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
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
CVSS
7.5 HIGH v3.1CVSS: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.
| Version | Score | Band | Vector | Assigner | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Advisory | Type | Quarter | Products 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
| Family | Component | Versions, as Oracle lists them | Read 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| Package | Introduced | Fixed | Last affected |
|---|---|---|---|
commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload |
0 | 1.3.2 |
unbounded |
Products and versions
7 products, 95 version entries| 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 |
References
Timeline
Timeline
| Published | 2016-07-04 | By the CVE Program. |
|---|---|---|
| NVD record modified | 2026-10-07 | NVD's own last-modified date for this record. |