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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : fcgi (MDVSA-2012:001)

high Nessus Plugin ID 57428

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

A vulnerability has been found and corrected in fcgi :

The FCGI (aka Fast CGI) module 0.70 through 0.73 for Perl, as used by CGI::Fast, uses environment variable values from one request during processing of a later request, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via crafted HTTP headers (CVE-2011-2766).

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected perl-FCGI package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 57428

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2012-001.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Published: 1/3/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:perl-fcgi, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2010.1, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2011

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/2/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2766

BID: 49549

MDVSA: 2012:001