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CVE-2011-4357

Published: Dec 10, 2011

Modified: Aug 7, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

Format string vulnerability in the p_cgi_error function in python/neo_cgi.c in the Python CGI Kit (neo_cgi) module for Clearsilver 0.10.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers that are not properly handled when creating CGI error messages using the cgi_error API function.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClearSilver/message/1422

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http://code.google.com/p/clearsilver/source/detail?r=919

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vendor-advisory

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vdb-entry

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[oss-security] 20111127 CVE Request -- ClearSilver (neo_cgi) -- Format string flaw by processing CGI error messages in Python module

mailing-list

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clearsilver-neocgi-format-string(71599)

vdb-entry

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third-party-advisory

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