httpd translates %xx and generates a false QUERY_STRING for cgi scripts.

[Dirk Clemens]

Rob Landley wrote:

>On Friday 02 September 2005 11:58, Dirk Clemens wrote:
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>>Dirk Clemens wrote:
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>>>The httpd translates %xx sequences in the query string into the
>>>ascii representation. But this is bad, because a cgi programm must
>>>distinguish between '&' and '%26' and other chars with special meanings.
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>>And here is the patch.
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>Looks sane, but I don't use this code.
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>I could I get a second opinion from somebody who's played with this before I 
>apply it?
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I understand your caution against a newbie and have no problems with this.

Dirk