CVE-2016-1000031

Publication date 25 October 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

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Cvss 3 Severity Score

Score breakdown

Description

Apache Commons FileUpload before 1.3.3 DiskFileItem File Manipulation Remote Code Execution

Read the notes from the security team

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libcommons-fileupload-java	16.10 yakkety	Ignored
	16.04 LTS xenial	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
tomcat6	16.10 yakkety	Not in release
	16.04 LTS xenial	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Ignored
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
tomcat7	16.10 yakkety	Ignored
	16.04 LTS xenial	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Ignored
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
tomcat8	16.10 yakkety	Ignored
	16.04 LTS xenial	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release

Notes

sbeattie

embedded code copy in tomcat, need to verify is being used

mdeslaur

Apache's response is "does not represent a vulnerability in Apache Commons FileUpload". This needs to be handled in applications using the library.

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	9.8 · Critical
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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