Mono Sys.Web module index.php CRLF header injection
| mono-sysweb-crlf-injection (44740) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Mono is vulnerable to CRLF header injection. A remote attacker could inject CRLF combinations into HTTP headers in the index.php script using the Sys.Web module, which will allow the attacker to conduct various attacks against the vulnerable system, including cross-site scripting, cache poisoning or session hijacking.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to Novell Bugzilla Bug 418620 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- Mono Project Web site: Mono.
- Novell Bugzilla Bug 418620: Sys.Web is prone to "HTTP header injection" attacks.
- BID-30867: Mono 'System.Web' HTTP Header Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-3906: CRLF injection vulnerability in Sys.Web in Mono 2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HTTP response splitting attacks via CRLF sequences in the query string.
- MDVSA-2008:210: mono
- MDVSA-2008:210-1: mono
- MDVSA-2009:322: mono
- SA31643: Mono Sys.Web HTTP Header Injection Vulnerability
- USN-826-1: Mono vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2443: Mono Sys.Web Module HTTP Header Injection Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
- Canonical Ubuntu 8.10
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1
- Mandriva Linux 2009.0 X86_64
- Mandriva Linux 2009.0
- Mono Mono
Reported:
Aug 20, 2008
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