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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.831521
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandriva Update for fcgi MDVSA-2012:001 (fcgi)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'fcgi'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'fcgi'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A vulnerability has been found and corrected in fcgi:

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 (CVE-2011-2766).

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Affected Software/OS:
fcgi on Mandriva Linux 2011.0,
Mandriva Enterprise Server 5.2,
Mandriva Linux 2010.1

Solution:
Please Install the Updated Packages.

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-2766
BugTraq ID: 49549
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49549
Debian Security Information: DSA-2327 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2327
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:001
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/08/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/08/2
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:0004 (Google Search)
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13154637
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:0036 (Google Search)
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13155253
XForce ISS Database: perlfast-cgi-security-bypass(69709)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69709
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG

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