Ubuntu Security Notices
USN-2029-1

USN-2029-1: Apache Commons FileUpload vulnerability

Publication date

13 November 2013

Overview

Apache Commons FileUpload could be made to overwrite files.

Releases

10.04

Packages

libcommons-fileupload-java - File upload capability for servlets and web applications

Details

It was discovered that Apache Commons FileUpload incorrectly handled file
names with NULL bytes in serialized instances. An attacker could use this
issue to possibly write to arbitrary files.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release	Package Version
10.04 lucid	libcommons-fileupload-java – 1.2.1-3ubuntu2.1

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References

CVE-2013-2186

CVE-2013-2186