--- title: "CVE-2010-2761\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-2761?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2010-2761 Publication date 6 December 2010 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description The multipart\_init function in (1) CGI.pm before 3.50 and (2) Simple.pm in CGI::Simple 1.112 and earlier uses a hardcoded value of the MIME boundary string in multipart/x-mixed-replace content, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via crafted input that contains this value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-3172. [Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-2761?format=md#notes) ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | libcgi-pm-perl | 13.10 saucy | Not affected | | 13.04 raring | Not affected | | 12.10 quantal | Not affected | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected | | 11.10 oneiric | Not affected | | 11.04 natty | Not affected | | 10.10 maverick | Ignored end of life | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life | | 9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | | libcgi-simple-perl | 13.10 saucy | Not affected | | 13.04 raring | Not affected | | 12.10 quantal | Not affected | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected | | 11.10 oneiric | Not affected | | 11.04 natty | Not affected | | 10.10 maverick | Ignored end of life | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life | | 9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life | | perl | 13.10 saucy | Not affected | | 13.04 raring | Not affected | | 12.10 quantal | Not affected | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected | | 11.10 oneiric | Not affected | | 11.04 natty | Not affected | | 10.10 maverick | Fixed 5.10.1-12ubuntu2.1 | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 5.10.1-8ubuntu2.1 | | 9.10 karmic | Ignored end of life | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 5.8.8-12ubuntu0.5 | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 5.8.7-10ubuntu1.3 | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) * [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-2761?format=md#patch-details) ## Notes --- ### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur) debian fix in perl is cgi-multiline-header.diff ### Patch details For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) | Package | Patch details | | --- | --- | | libcgi-pm-perl | * Upstream: [e4942b8](https://github.com/AndyA/CGI--Simple/commit/e4942b871a26c1317a175a91ebb7262eea59b380) | ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2761) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2761) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2010-2761) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2761) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-1129-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1129-1) + Perl vulnerabilities + 3 May 2011 ### Other references * * *