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CVE-2010-4410

4.3 · MEDIUM

CRLF injection vulnerability in the header function in (1) CGI.pm before 3.50 and (2) Simple.pm in CGI::Simple 1.112 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct…

Published Dec 6, 2010andy_armstrongCWE-94EPSS 2.49%

Overview

CVE-2010-4410 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting andy_armstrong cgi.pm. It was published on December 6, 2010 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

CRLF injection vulnerability in the header function in (1) CGI.pm before 3.50 and (2) Simple.pm in CGI::Simple 1.112 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via vectors related to non-whitespace characters preceded by newline characters, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-2761 and CVE-2010-3172.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from andy_armstrong. Update cgi.pm to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
andy_armstrongcgi.pm0Affected
andy_armstrongcgi-simple0Affected

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-4410?

CVE-2010-4410 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting andy_armstrong cgi.pm. It was published on December 6, 2010 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2010-4410?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2010-4410?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from andy_armstrong. Update cgi.pm to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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