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CVE-2014-0185

HIGH

7.2

CVSS v2

Description

sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_unix.c in the FastCGI Process Manager (FPM) in PHP before 5.4.28 and 5.5.x before 5.5.12 uses 0666 permissions for the UNIX socket, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted FastCGI client.

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

How to fix

Remediation Available

libapache2-mod-php5Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.1USN-2254-1

php5Ubuntu

Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.1USN-2254-1

php5-cgiUbuntu

Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.1USN-2254-1

php5-cliUbuntu

Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.1USN-2254-1

php5-fpmUbuntu

Fixed in:5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.1USN-2254-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.51%probability of exploitation in 30 days

39thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 39% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Vendor Advisory3

Third-Party Advisory7

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-12635	Critical	9.8	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-24637	Critical	9.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-5689	Critical	9.8	92%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-3243	Critical	9.8	88%	-	-
CVE-2024-21888	High	8.8	87%	-	-
CVE-2022-0441	Critical	9.8	85%	-	Fix

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