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CVE-2013-2185

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…

Severity
High 7.5
Published
19 Jan 2014
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Apache TomcatServers and applications · cpe:a:apache:tomcat
  • Every version up to 7.0.39

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2185
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2185