CVE-2012-0883

Description

envvars (aka envvars-std) in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.2 places a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DSO in the current working directory during execution of apachectl.

6.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.20%

Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory hp.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory apache.org Vendor Advisory apache.org Vendor Advisory apache.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134012830914727&w=2	vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53046	third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/48849	third party advisory not applicable
https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03839862	vendor advisory broken link
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.html	vendor advisory broken link mailing list
http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/Announcement2.4.html	vendor advisory
http://www.apachelounge.com/Changelog-2.4.html	third party advisory release notes
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026932	broken link third party advisory vdb entry
https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html	vendor advisory
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.apache.devel/48158	broken link mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00012.html	vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74901	third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00009.html	vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5880	third party advisory broken link
http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf	third party advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1296428	patch vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/56c2e7cc9deb1c12a843d0dc251ea7fd3e7e80293cde02fcd65286ba%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/84a3714f0878781f6ed84473d1a503d2cc382277e100450209231830%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8d63cb8e9100f28a99429b4328e4e7cebce861d5772ac9863ba2ae6f%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9ea3538f229874c80a10af473856a81fbf5f694cd7f471cc679ba70b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r05b5357d1f6bd106f41541ee7d87aafe3f5ea4dc3e9bde5ce09baff8%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E	mailing list
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0883?: CVE-2012-0883 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0883?: To fix CVE-2012-0883, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-0883 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-0883 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.