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CVE-2013-0248

Publication date 15 March 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Negligible

Why this priority?

The default configuration of javax.servlet.context.tempdir in Apache Commons FileUpload 1.0 through 1.2.2 uses the /tmp directory for uploaded files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via an unspecified symlink attack.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libcommons-fileupload-java 13.10 saucy
Not affected
13.04 raring Ignored
12.10 quantal Ignored
12.04 LTS precise Ignored
11.10 oneiric Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life

Notes

mdeslaur

version 1.3 added documentation notes that a directory should be specified when using the API. this isn't worth fixing in stable releases