CVE-2013-2185

Description

The readObject method in the DiskFileItem class in Apache Tomcat and JBoss Web, as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.1.0 and Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.0.0, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a NULL byte in a file name in a serialized instance, a similar issue to CVE-2013-2186. NOTE: this issue is reportedly disputed by the Apache Tomcat team, although Red Hat considers it a vulnerability. The dispute appears to regard whether it is the responsibility of applications to avoid providing untrusted data to be deserialized, or whether this class should inherently protect against this issue

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.59% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/05/4 mailing list
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1193.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1265.html vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/24/12 mailing list
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1194.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2185?
CVE-2013-2185 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-2185?
To fix CVE-2013-2185, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-2185 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-2185 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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