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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2029-1
November 13, 2013
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Summary:
Apache Commons FileUpload could be made to overwrite files.
Software Description:
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:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
libcommons-fileupload-java 1.2.1-3ubuntu2.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2029-1
CVE-2013-2186
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libcommons-fileupload-java/1.2.1-3ubuntu2.1
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