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authorSenthil Kumaran <senthil@uthcode.com>2016-07-31 06:39:06 (GMT)
committerSenthil Kumaran <senthil@uthcode.com>2016-07-31 06:39:06 (GMT)
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[merge from 3.4] - Prevent HTTPoxy attack (CVE-2016-1000110)
Ignore the HTTP_PROXY variable when REQUEST_METHOD environment is set, which indicates that the script is in CGI mode. Issue #27568 Reported and patch contributed by RĂ©mi Rampin.
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@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ Core and Builtins
Library
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+- Issue #27568: Prevent HTTPoxy attack (CVE-2016-1000110). Ignore the
+ HTTP_PROXY variable when REQUEST_METHOD environment is set, which indicates
+ that the script is in CGI mode.
+
- Issue #27130: In the "zlib" module, fix handling of large buffers
(typically 4 GiB) when compressing and decompressing. Previously, inputs
were limited to 4 GiB, and compression and decompression operations did not