Re: test-cgi - Re: HTTP REQUEST METHOD flaw

From: Dr. Mudge (mudgeat_private)
Date: Fri Jan 15 1999 - 09:31:26 PST

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    I believe the original test-cgi problem was first publicly posted via a
    L0pht Security Advisory in 1996. It also mentioned that several of the
    variables were under user control.
    
    Just for the record :)
    
    .mudge
    
    On Thu, 14 Jan 1999, Peter van Dijk wrote:
    
    > A paper I wrote somewhere in 1997(!) notes that CONTENT_TYPE, CONTENT_LENGTH,
    > HTTP_ACCEPT, HTTP_REFERER, PATH_INFO, PATH_TRANSLATED, QUERY_STRING,
    > REQUEST_METHOD and SERVER_PROTOCOL are under control of the user.
    >
    > If you control your reverse and forward DNS, you could also theoretically
    > control REMOTE_HOST.
    >
    > Greetz, Peter.
    > --
    > <squeezer> AND I AM GONNA KILL MIKE                |          Peter van Dijk
    > <squeezer> hardbeat, als je nog nuchter bent:      | peterat_private
    > <squeezer>   @date = localtime(time);              |  realtime security d00d
    > <squeezer>   $date[5] += 2000 if ($date[5] < 37);  |
    > <squeezer>   $date[5] += 1900 if ($date[5] < 99);  |        * blah *
    >
    



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