<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> <glsa id="201207-09"> <title>mod_fcgid: Multiple vulnerabilities</title> <synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in mod_fcgid, allowing execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service. </synopsis> <product type="ebuild">mod_fcgid</product> <announced>2012-07-09</announced> <revised count="1">2012-07-09</revised> <bug>344685</bug> <bug>409373</bug> <access>local, remote</access> <affected> <package name="www-apache/mod_fcgid" auto="yes" arch="*"> <unaffected range="ge">2.3.7</unaffected> <vulnerable range="lt">2.3.7</vulnerable> </package> </affected> <background> <p>mod_fcgid is a binary-compatible alternative to mod_fastcgi with better process management. </p> </background> <description> <p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in mod_fcgid:</p> <ul> <li>An error in the "fcgid_header_bucket_read()" function in fcgid_bucket.c could cause a stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-2010-3872). </li> <li>An error in the "is_spawn_allowed() function in fcgid_spawn_ctl.c prevents Apache from recognizing the FcgidMaxProcessesPerClass directive for a virtual host (CVE-2012-1181). </li> </ul> </description> <impact type="high"> <p>A local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker could send specially crafted HTTP requests, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition. </p> </impact> <workaround> <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> </workaround> <resolution> <p>All mod_fcgid users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> <code> # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apache/mod_fcgid-2.3.7" </code> </resolution> <references> <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3872">CVE-2010-3872</uri> <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1181">CVE-2012-1181</uri> </references> <metadata timestamp="2011-10-07T23:38:12Z" tag="requester"> underling </metadata> <metadata timestamp="2012-07-09T23:33:49Z" tag="submitter">ackle</metadata> </glsa>