Andy Armstrong CGI.pm 3.62 config

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Andy Armstrong CGI.pm 3.62. This affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to config. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-5526. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Andy Armstrong CGI.pm 3.62. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a config vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-16. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was released 11/21/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-5526 since 10/24/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.004.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74932 (openSUSE Security Update : perl (openSUSE-SU-2013:0497-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350569 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for perl: ALAS-2013-177).

Upgrading to version 3.62 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (80098), Tenable (74932), SecurityFocus (BID 56562†), Secunia (SA51457†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027780†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-7882, VDB-10928, VDB-63318 and VDB-63193. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Config
CWE: CWE-16
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Nessus ID: 74932
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : perl (openSUSE-SU-2013:0497-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 892586
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2586-1 (perl - several vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CGI.pm 3.62
Patch: github.com

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10/24/2012 🔍
11/15/2012 +22 days 🔍
11/16/2012 +1 days 🔍
11/21/2012 +5 days 🔍
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06/13/2014 +569 days 🔍
02/25/2015 +257 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +27 days 🔍
12/20/2021 +2463 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-1643-1
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-5526 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5526
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63016

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X-Force: 80098
SecurityFocus: 56562 - Perl CGI.pm 'Set-Cookie' and 'P3P' Headers HTTP Header Injection Vulnerability
Secunia: 51457
SecurityTracker: 1027780 - Perl 'CGI.pm' Module Input Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Inject Headers
Vulnerability Center: 48772 - Perl CGI.pm Module Before 3.63 Improper Newlines Escaping Allows Remote XSS Attacks, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/20/2021 10:05
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (69), 06/21/2017 10:45 (10), 12/20/2021 10:00 (4), 12/20/2021 10:03 (1), 12/20/2021 10:05 (1)
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