Buffer Overflow Affecting cgi package, versions <0.3.1 >=0.2.0, <0.2.1 >=0.1.0, <0.1.1
Threat Intelligence
Exploit Maturity
Proof of concept
EPSS
1.05% (85th
percentile)
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- published 25 Nov 2021
- disclosed 25 Nov 2021
- credit chamal
How to fix?
Upgrade cgi to version 0.3.1, 0.2.1, 0.1.1 or higher.
Overview
cgi is a Support for the Common Gateway Interface protocol.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow when a very large string (> 700 MB) is passed to CGI.escape_html on a platform where long type takes 4 bytes.
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CVSS Scores
version 3.1