CVE-2011-4357

NameCVE-2011-4357
DescriptionFormat 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-2355-1
Debian Bugs649322

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
clearsilver (PTS)buster0.10.5-3fixed
sid, trixie, bookworm, bullseye0.10.5-4fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
clearsilversourcelenny0.10.4-1.3+lenny1DSA-2355-1
clearsilversourcesqueeze0.10.5-1+squeeze1DSA-2355-1
clearsilversource(unstable)0.10.5-1.3649322

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