CVE-2014-0240Medium
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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…
CVSS
6.9
Medium
EPSS
0.00
p32
Published
2014-01-01
Updated
2014-01-01
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.
Tags · CWE
LPE
CWE-264
CWE-264CategoryObsolete
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features that are used to perform access control.
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html →Open in CWE collection →CWE-271
CWE-271ClassIncomplete
Privilege Dropping / Lowering Errors
The product does not drop privileges before passing control of a resource to an actor that does not have those privileges.
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/271.html →Open in CWE collection →Affected products
Mod_wsgi ≤ 3.4Mod_wsgi
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Timeline
2014-01-01
Published
2014-01-01
Updated
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
Attack Vector
AV: L
Local (L)
Attack Complexity
AC: M
Medium
Authentication
Au: N
None (N)
Confidentiality Impact
C: C
Complete
Integrity Impact
I: C
Complete
Availability Impact
A: C
Complete
Exploit indicators
EPSS
0.004 · p32
Known exploited (KEV)
No
Known exploits — Сканер-ВС
No Сканер-ВС checks registered for this vulnerability yet.
Affected products
| Product | Vendor | Status |
|---|---|---|
| mod-wsgi | Tracked | |
| mod-wsgi | Tracked | |
| mod_wsgi | Tracked | |
| mod_wsgi | Tracked | |
| python27-mod_wsgi | Tracked | |
| python27-mod_wsgi | Tracked | |
| python27-mod_wsgi | Tracked | |
| python27-mod_wsgi | Tracked | |
| python33-mod_wsgi | Tracked | |
| python33-mod_wsgi | Tracked | |
| python33-mod_wsgi | Tracked | |
| python33-mod_wsgi | Tracked | |
| mod_wsgi | * | Tracked |
Source databases
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