# CVE-2010-3872: Httpd: mod\_fcgid: stack-based buffer overflow in fcgid\_header\_bucket\_read() in modules/fcgid/fcgid\_bucket.c

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2010-11-20 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a mod\_fcgid: version range not reported
- mod\_fcgid: version range not reported
- mod\_fcgid: version range not reported
- mod\_fcgid: version range not reported
- mod\_fcgid: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a mod\_fcgid, mod\_fcgid, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050930.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050932.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050976.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00005.html
- http://osvdb.org/69275
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42288
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42302
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42815
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2140
- http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/apache/announce/391406
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44900
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2997
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2998
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0031
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3872
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2248172
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/63303
- https://github.com/apache/httpd-mod_fcgid/commit/b1afa70840b4ab4e6fbc12ac8798b2f3ccc336b2
- https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=49406

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