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Status published
Medium
CVE-2014-0240
The mod_wsgi module before 3.5 for Apache, when daemon mode...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59551
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67532
- http://modwsgi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/release-notes/version-3.5.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/21/1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0789.html
- http://blog.dscpl.com.au/2014/05/security-release-for-modwsgi-version-35.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60094
Affected Vendor
modwsgi
View all reports →Affected Software
mod wsgi
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 27th, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.