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CVSSv2

CVE-2012-1181

Published: 19/03/2012 Updated: 29/08/2017
CVSS v2 Base Score: 5 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 10
VMScore: 445
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

fcgid_spawn_ctl.c in the mod_fcgid module 2.3.6 for the Apache HTTP Server does not recognize the FcgidMaxProcessesPerClass directive for a virtual host, which makes it easier for remote malicious users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a series of HTTP requests that triggers a process count higher than the intended limit.

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apache mod fcgid 2.3.6

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Debian Bug report logs - #615814 libapache2-mod-fcgid: FcgidMaxProcessesPerClass ignored in VirtualHost Package: libapache2-mod-fcgid; Maintainer for libapache2-mod-fcgid is Xavier Guimard <yadd@debianorg>; Source for libapache2-mod-fcgid is src:libapache2-mod-fcgid (PTS, buildd, popcon) Reported by: jamie <jm@mayfirsto ...
It was discovered that the Apache FCGID module, a FastCGI implementation, did not properly enforce the FcgidMaxProcessesPerClass resource limit, rendering this control ineffective and potentially allowing a virtual host to consume excessive resources For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1:236-1+squeeze1 ...