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    CVE-2014-8583

    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.

    Published:Jun 17, 2014
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Dec 16, 2014
    EPSS Score:0.0007
    CVSS Score:6.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Modwsgi
    Product
    Mod Wsgi

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High