CVE-2014-8583

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    CVE-2014-8583

    Published: 16 Dec 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0513.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.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2431-1, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-49, http://modwsgi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/release-notes/version-4.2.4.html, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1111034, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00036.html, 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

    Affected packages

    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
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