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CVE-2012-5526 Detail

Description

CGI.pm module before 3.63 for Perl does not properly escape newlines in (1) Set-Cookie or (2) P3P headers, which might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary headers into responses from applications that use CGI.pm.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/MARKSTOS/CGI.pm-3.63/Changes
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0685.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2586
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/15/6
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56562
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027780
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1643-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80098
https://github.com/markstos/CGI.pm/pull/23

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-16 Configuration cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-5526
NVD Published Date:
11/21/2012
NVD Last Modified:
08/28/2017
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.