Debian: 2778-1: libapache2-mod-fcgid: heap-based buffer overflow

Posted by Ridcully on Oct 15, 2013 7:41 AM EDT
LinuxSecurity.com; By Benjamin D. Thomas
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Robert Matthews discovered that the Apache FCGID module, a FastCGI implementation for Apache HTTP Server, fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied input. This may allow a remote attacker to cause a heap-based buffer overflow, resulting in a denial of service or potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code.

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