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Medium
CVE-2012-5526
CGI.pm module before 3.63 for Perl does not properly escape...
Vulnerability Description
CGI.pm module before 3.63 for Perl does not properly escape newlines in (1) Set-Cookie or (2) P3P headers, which might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary headers into responses from applications that use CGI.pm.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80098
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55314
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56562
- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/MARKSTOS/CGI.pm-3.63/Changes
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1643-1
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027780
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2586
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0685.html
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- https://github.com/markstos/CGI.pm/pull/23
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/15/6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51457
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735
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Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 21st, 2012
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
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