CVE-2014-8583

Published: Dec 16, 2014Modified: May 6, 2026

6.9

Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Modwsgi: Mod Wsgi

Modwsgi

1 product

Mod Wsgi

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Modwsgi Mod Wsgi	Up to 4.2.4

Related CWEs

CWE-254

References (20)

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0513.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00036.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://modwsgi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/release-notes/version-4.2.4.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:253

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/19/7

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/04/8

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68111

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2431-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1111034

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-49

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0513.html