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CVE-2010-3872

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 2.77%

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CVE-2010-3872 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was found in the mod_fcgid module of httpd. A malformed FastCGI response may result in a stack-based buffer overflow in the modules/fcgid/fcgid_bucket.c file in the fcgid_header_bucket_read() function, resulting in an application crash.. EPSS estimates a 2.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A flaw was found in the mod_fcgid module of httpd. A malformed FastCGI response may result in a stack-based buffer overflow in the modules/fcgid/fcgid_bucket.c file in the fcgid_header_bucket_read() function, resulting in an application crash.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability
2.77%

84.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
ApacheMod Fcgid<= 2.3.5
ApacheMod Fcgid2.3.1
ApacheMod Fcgid2.3.2
ApacheMod Fcgid2.3.3
ApacheMod Fcgid2.3.4

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2010-3872?
A flaw was found in the mod_fcgid module of httpd. A malformed FastCGI response may result in a stack-based buffer overflow in the modules/fcgid/fcgid_bucket.c file in the fcgid_header_bucket_read() function, resulting in an application crash.
How severe is CVE-2010-3872?
CVE-2010-3872 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.77% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2010-3872?
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Source: NVD / NIST