CVE-2010-3872
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
A flaw was found in the mod_fcgid module of httpd. A malformed FastCGI response may result in a stack-based buffer overflow in the modules/fcgid/fcgid_bucket.c file in the fcgid_header_bucket_read() function, resulting in an application crash.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1:2.3.6-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 1:2.3.6-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 1:2.3.6-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1:2.3.6-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1:2.3.6-1 |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050930.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050932.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050976.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00005.html
- http://osvdb.org/69275
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42288
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42302
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42815
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2140
- http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/apache/announce/391406
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44900
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2997
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2998
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0031
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3872
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2248172
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/63303
- https://github.com/apache/httpd-mod_fcgid/commit/b1afa70840b4ab4e6fbc12ac8798b2f3ccc336b2
- https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=49406
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3872
CWEs
CWE-121 CWE-189
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.