CVE-2014-8583
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.9
Description
mod_wsgi before 4.2.4 for Apache, when creating a daemon process group, does not properly handle when group privileges cannot be dropped, which might allow attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4.2.7-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 4.2.7-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 4.2.7-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4.2.7-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 4.2.7-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| modwsgi | mod_wsgi | {"endIncluding":"4.2.4"} | |
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0513.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00036.html
- http://modwsgi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/release-notes/version-4.2.4.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:253
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/19/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/04/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68111
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2431-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1111034
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-49
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8583
CWEs
CWE-254
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.