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FKIE_CVE-2014-8583

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-12-16 18:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:16
Severity
Summary
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
cve@mitre.orghttp://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0513.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00036.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://modwsgi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/release-notes/version-4.2.4.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:253
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/19/7
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/04/8
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68111
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2431-1
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1111034
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-49
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0513.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00036.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://modwsgi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/release-notes/version-4.2.4.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:253
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/19/7
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/04/8
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68111
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2431-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1111034
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-49
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
modwsgi mod_wsgi *

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