Apache Commons FileUpload: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background

The Apache Commons FileUpload package makes it easy to add robust, high-performance, file upload capability to your servlets and web applications.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Apache Commons FileUpload. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

Gentoo has discontinued support for Apache Commons FileUpload. We recommend that users unmerge it:

 # emerge --ask --depclean "dev-java/commons-fileupload"

NOTE: The Gentoo developer(s) maintaining Apache Commons FileUpload have discontinued support at this time. It may be possible that a new Gentoo developer will update Apache Commons FileUpload at a later date. We do not have a suggestion for a replacement at this time.