Format string vulnerability in the p_cgi_error function in python/neo_cgi.c in the Python CGI Kit (neo_cgi) module for Clearsilver 0.10.5…

Description

Format string vulnerability in the p_cgi_error function in python/neo_cgi.c in the Python CGI Kit (neo_cgi) module for Clearsilver 0.10.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers that are not properly handled when creating CGI error messages using the cgi_error API function.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

3.0% · top 13% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-134 (opens in a new tab)

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (7)

• http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ClearSilver/message/1422 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://code.google.com/p/clearsilver/source/detail?r=919 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-2355 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 77419 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20111127 CVE Request -- ClearSilver (neo_cgi) -- Format string flaw by processing CGI error messages in Python module (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• clearsilver-neocgi-format-string(71599) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 47016 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 00:09 UTC.