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CVE-2014-0240

MEDIUM
6.2
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

The mod_wsgi module before 3.5 for Apache, when daemon mode is enabled, does not properly handle error codes returned by setuid when run on certain Linux kernels, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors related to the number of running processes.

How to fix

Remediation Available
mod-wsgiDebian
Fixed in:3.5-1CVE-2014-0240
Fixed in:3.5-1CVE-2014-0240
Fixed in:3.5-1CVE-2014-0240
Fixed in:3.5-1CVE-2014-0240
libapache2-mod-wsgiUbuntu
Fixed in:3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.1USN-2222-1
libapache2-mod-wsgi-py3Ubuntu
Fixed in:3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.1USN-2222-1
mod-wsgiUbuntu
Fixed in:3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.1USN-2222-1

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

0.41%probability of exploitation in 30 days
33rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 33% of all known CVEs.

References

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