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CVE-2011-2766 Detail

Description

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=607479 Exploit  Issue Tracking  Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2327 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:001 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/08/1 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/08/2 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49549 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=736604 Exploit  Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69709 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13154637 Broken Link 
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13155253 Broken Link 
https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=68380 Exploit  Patch  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-287 Improper Authentication cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-2766
NVD Published Date:
09/23/2011
NVD Last Modified:
12/08/2020
Source:
MITRE