Security Issues
Common Gateway Interface (CGI) executables are potential security holes. They can allow unauthorized access to protected information on the server, and they also can allow the execution of unauthorized commands on the server. If you would like more specific information, here are a couple of references:
CGI Policy in Mathematical Sciences
Given the limited resources available to the Computer Support Group (CSG) of Mathematical Sciences, there is no way that the CSG can examine and approve every CGI executable that users may want to install on the Web server. The CSG cannot in good conscience allow unexamined CGI scripts to be run on the Mathematical Sciences servers. Just one poorly written or malicious script could affect everyone who uses the shared computing resources.
Therefore, no user in Mathematical Sciences will be allowed to install and run their own CGI executables.
