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libapache2-mod-fcgid: excessive resource consumption

Package(s):libapache2-mod-fcgid CVE #(s):CVE-2012-1181
Created:March 20, 2012 Updated:March 21, 2012
Description: From the Debian advisory:

It was discovered that the Apache FCGID module, a FastCGI implementation, did not properly enforce the FcgidMaxProcessesPerClass resource limit, rendering this control ineffective and potentially allowing a virtual host to consume excessive resources.

Alerts:
Debian DSA-2436-1 2012-03-19
Gentoo 201207-09 2012-07-09

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