(Oracle Issues Fix for Solaris) Perl 'CGI.pm' Module Input Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Inject Headers
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1029130 |
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SecurityTracker URL: https://securitytracker.com/id/1029130
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2012-5526
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Oct 4 2013
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Impact:
Modification of system information
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes Exploit Included: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 3.63
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in the Perl CGI.pm module. A remote user can inject header lines.
The 'CGI.pm' module does not properly filter carriage returns from user-supplied input to be used in Set-Cookie and P3P headers. A remote user may be able to inject new header items or modify header items.
CGI applications that use the 'CGI.pm' module are affected.
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Impact:
A remote user can inject header lines.
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Solution:
Oracle has issued a fix for Solaris.
The Oracle advisory is available at:
https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2012_5526_configuration_vulnerability1
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Vendor URL: perl.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Input validation error
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Underlying OS: UNIX (Solaris - SunOS)
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Underlying OS Comments: 11.1
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Message History:
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