CVE-2010-3872

Publication date 22 November 2010

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libapache2-mod-fcgid 10.10 maverick
Fixed 1:2.3.5-2ubuntu0.1
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 1:2.3.4-2ubuntu0.2
9.10 karmic
Fixed 1:2.2-1ubuntu0.9.10.1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 1:2.2-1ubuntu0.8.04.1
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package Patch details
libapache2-mod-fcgid

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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