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FKIE_CVE-2011-2766

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2011-09-23 10:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:31
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=607479Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2327Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:001Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/08/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/08/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49549Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=736604Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69709Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13154637Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttps://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13155253Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttps://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=68380Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=607479Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2327Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:001Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/08/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/08/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49549Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=736604Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69709Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13154637Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13155253Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=68380Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products

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    },
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:31:57.633",
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