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tomcat8 vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: OSV

It was discovered that the Tomcat Fileupload library incorrectly handled certain upload requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Products
tomcat8
Affected versions
8.0.26-1, 8.0.28-1, 8.0.30-1, 8.0.32-1, 8.0.32-1ubuntu1
Fixed versions
8.0.32-1ubuntu1.1
CVEs
CVE-2016-3092
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
28 Oct 2026, 10:04 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

tomcat8 vulnerability

core-osv · Original source

Published 6 Jul 2016, 18:06 UTC

It was discovered that the Tomcat Fileupload library incorrectly handled certain upload requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

osv:USN-3027-1

tomcat8

Fixed versions: 8.0.32-1ubuntu1.1

Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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            "availability": "No subscription required"
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      "modified": "2026-10-08T19:46:43.401370310Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 104528,
  "published_at": "2016-07-06T18:06:32+00:00"
}