UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0242

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0242

    Published: 23 May 2014Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-0242
    Aliases:
    USN-2222-1

    Summary:

    Details: mod_wsgi module before 3.4 for Apache, when used in embedded mode, might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via the Content-Type header which is generated from memory that may have been freed and then overwritten by a separate thread.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0242, http://blog.dscpl.com.au/2014/05/security-release-for-modwsgi-version-35.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2222-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0242

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: mod-wsgi

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.4-4ubuntu2

    Affected versions

    3.4-4

    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