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CVE-2014-0240

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Date: May 27, 2014

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.

Language: C

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Related Resources (10)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/21/1
http://secunia.com/advisories/60094
http://modwsgi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/release-notes/version-3.5.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/59551
http://blog.dscpl.com.au/2014/05/security-release-for-modwsgi-version-35.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67532
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0789.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0240
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0240
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2014-0240

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

CWE-264

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): HIGH
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): COMPLETE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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