CVE-2014-8583

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.

Category

6.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory readthedocs.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1111034
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68111 vdb entry
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0513.html
http://modwsgi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/release-notes/version-4.2.4.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/19/7 mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-49 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00036.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/04/8 mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:253 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2431-1 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8583?
CVE-2014-8583 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8583?
To fix CVE-2014-8583, 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-2014-8583 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-8583 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.
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