CVE-2016-3092 (High) detected in tomcat-embed-core-8.0.15.jar

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CVE-2016-3092 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - tomcat-embed-core-8.0.15.jar

Core Tomcat implementation

Library home page: http://tomcat.apache.org/

Path to dependency file: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/tomcat/embed/tomcat-embed-core/8.0.15/tomcat-embed-core-8.0.15.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-web-1.1.9.RELEASE.jar (Root Library)
  • spring-boot-starter-tomcat-1.1.9.RELEASE.jar
    • ❌ tomcat-embed-core-8.0.15.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2016-07-04

URL: CVE-2016-3092

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3092

Release Date: 2016-07-04

Fix Resolution: org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core:9.0.0.M8,8.5.3,8.0.36,7.0.70,org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote:9.0.0.M8,8.5.3,8.0.36,7.0.70,commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload:1.3.2