Buffer overflow in Apache Mod Fcgid
CVE-2010-3872
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (85.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Mod Fcgid — versions 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 2.3.4
- Fedora
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Mod Fcgid — versions 2.3.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050930.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050932.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050976.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory)
- osvdb.org/69275 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/42288 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/42302 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/42815 (third-party-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2140 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2010-3872?
- CVE-2010-3872 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Mod Fcgid, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2010-11-22.
- How severe is CVE-2010-3872?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.