CVE-2013-2185
Apache Tomcat < 7.0.39 - Arbitrary File Write via DiskFileItem Deserialization
Title source: llmDescription
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
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/05/4
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1193.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1265.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/24/12
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1194.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0529
EPSS Percentile
90.1%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (4)
apache/tomcat
< 7.0.39
org.apache.tomcat/tomcat
0 - 7.0.39Maven
redhat/jboss_enterprise_application_platform
6.1.0
redhat/jboss_enterprise_portal_platform
6.0.0
Published
Jan 19, 2014
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026