>Number: 3526 >Category: general >Synopsis: A .gif file named `xxx.cgi.gif' apparently mistaken for a CGI >script >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: apache >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: apache >Arrival-Date: Fri Dec 11 22:40:00 PST 1998 >Last-Modified: >Originator: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Organization: apache >Release: 1.3.3 >Environment: Uname -a: FreeBSD base486.home.org 2.0.5-950622-SNAP FreeBSD 2.0.5-950622-SNAP #0: Wed Dec 31 02:26:08 CST 1997 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/sys/compile/base486 i386
Compiler: gcc 2.6.3 >Description: For whatever reason, I've got a GIF file named 'count.cgi.gif' which is being referenced by <IMG SRC="count.cgi.gif"...> It fails to display (using Netscape, but this is probably immaterial). Apache's error log contains: [Sat Dec 12 00:08:09 1998] [error] [client 10.0.0.2] Premature end of script headers: /usr/local/apache/htdocs/mcs/html/ihsc/Count.cgi.gif If I rename the GIF to `count.gif' then it works >How-To-Repeat: http://www.mcs.net/~imdave/html/ihsc/index.html At the bottom of the page is the counter image >Fix: Well, I'd suspect that whatever is looking for a suffix of `.cgi' is not making sure that it's a suffix -- a match in the middle of the name shouldn't trigger anything, should it? >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: [In order for any reply to be added to the PR database, ] [you need to include <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> in the Cc line ] [and leave the subject line UNCHANGED. This is not done] [automatically because of the potential for mail loops. ] [If you do not include this Cc, your reply may be ig- ] [nored unless you are responding to an explicit request ] [from a developer. ] [Reply only with text; DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS! ]
