Perl CGI.pm 'multipart/x-mixed-replace' MIME Boundary HTTP Response Splitting Vulnerability

BID:44892

Info

Perl CGI.pm 'multipart/x-mixed-replace' MIME Boundary HTTP Response Splitting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 44892
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 16 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Dec 01 2010 08:45PM
Credit: Byron Jones, Masahiro Yamada, Reed Loden, and Mark Stosberg
Vulnerable: MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 2010.1
MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 2010.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 2010.0
MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 2009.0
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0
Lincoln D. Stein CGI.pm 3.49
Not Vulnerable: Lincoln D. Stein CGI.pm 3.50

Discussion

Perl CGI.pm 'multipart/x-mixed-replace' MIME Boundary HTTP Response Splitting Vulnerability

Perl CGI.pm is prone to an HTTP response-splitting vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input before using it in HTTP headers.

Attackers can leverage this issue to influence or misrepresent how web content is served, cached, or interpreted. This could aid in various attacks that try to entice client users into a false sense of trust.

Exploit / POC

Perl CGI.pm 'multipart/x-mixed-replace' MIME Boundary HTTP Response Splitting Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim into following a malicious URI.

Solution / Fix

Perl CGI.pm 'multipart/x-mixed-replace' MIME Boundary HTTP Response Splitting Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64

MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 2010.0 x86_64

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5

MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64

MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 2010.1

MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 2009.0

MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 2010.0

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64

MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0

MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64

References

Perl CGI.pm 'multipart/x-mixed-replace' MIME Boundary HTTP Response Splitting Vulnerability

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