Apache httpd throw HTTP 500 error with Premature end of script headers logged in error_log

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Issue

  • While accessing the cgi scripts, Apache httpd shows HTTP 500 error in web browser, at the same time Apache httpd access_log and error_log shows below messages.

access_log:

"GET /cgi-bin/test.pl?user=admin HTTP/1.1" 500"

error_log:

(8)Exec format error: exec of '/var/www/cgi-bin/test.pl' failed
Premature end of script headers: test.pl

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    • 6.7
  • Apache httpd

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