VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-0240
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…
MEDIUM 6.2EPSS 0.41%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.41%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.2 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 35th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- modwsgi/mod wsgi
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://blog.dscpl.com.au/2014/05/security-release-for-modwsgi-version-35.html
- http://modwsgi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/release-notes/version-3.5.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0789.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59551
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60094
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/21/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67532
- http://blog.dscpl.com.au/2014/05/security-release-for-modwsgi-version-35.html
- http://modwsgi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/release-notes/version-3.5.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0789.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59551
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60094
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/21/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67532
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.