69589 : CGI.pm header() Function Newline Character Handling HTTP Header Injection
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Disclosure Date
2010-12-03

Description

CGI.pm contains a flaw related to the 'header()' function's handling of newline characters. This may allow a remote attacker to inject arbitrary HTTP headers in a response to the user.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.50 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Lincoln D. Stein

CGI.pm

3.50

References

Credit

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2010-12-07 | Disagree? | There are 2 more: View All

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