CVE-2012-6687

Published: Feb 19, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

FastCGI (aka fcgi and libfcgi) 2.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a large number of connections.

Affected (1)

Products: Fastcgi: Fcgi

Fastcgi

1 product

Fcgi

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Fastcgi Fcgi	Version 2.4.0

Related CWEs

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (14)

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0184.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/06/4

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/07/4

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=681591

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libfcgi/+bug/933417

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1189958

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100696

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0184.html