Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | mod_wsgi vulnerabilities |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-2222-1 | First vendor Publication | 2014-05-26 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2014-05-26 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 6.2 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | High |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 1.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 13.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: mod_wsgi could be made to run programs as an administrator if it executes a specially crafted file. mod_wsgi could be made to expose sensitive information over the network. Software Description: - mod-wsgi: Python WSGI adapter module for Apache Details: Róbert Kisteleki discovered mod_wsgi incorrectly checked setuid return values. A malicious application could use this issue to cause a local privilege escalation when using daemon mode. (CVE-2014-0240) Buck Golemon discovered that mod_wsgi used memory that had been freed. A remote attacker could use this issue to read process memory via the Content-Type response header. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-0242) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: Ubuntu 13.10: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: After a standard system update you need to restart apache2 to make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2222-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-264 | Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:26476 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:26476 | ||
| Title: | RHSA-2014:1091: mod_wsgi security update (Important) | ||
| Description: | The mod_wsgi adapter is an Apache module that provides a WSGI-compliant interface for hosting Python-based web applications within Apache. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | RHSA-2014:1091-00 CESA-2014:1091 CVE-2014-0240 | Version: | 3 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 CentOS Linux 7 | Product(s): | mod_wsgi |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27261 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27261 | ||
| Title: | ELSA-2014-1091 -- mod_wsgi security update (important) | ||
| Description: | [3.4-12] - fix possible privilege escalation in setuid() (CVE-2014-0240) | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | ELSA-2014-1091 CVE-2014-0240 | Version: | 3 |
| Platform(s): | Oracle Linux 7 | Product(s): | mod_wsgi |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2014-12-15 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201412-21.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-10-12 | Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update. File : ala_ALAS-2014-376.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-10-12 | Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update. File : ala_ALAS-2014-375.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-08-26 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2014-1091.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-08-26 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2014-1091.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-08-26 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update. File : centos_RHSA-2014-1091.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-07-14 | Name : The remote web server module is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerabil... File : mod_wsgi_3_5.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-07-13 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2014-137.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-26 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20140625_mod_wsgi_on_SL6_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-26 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2014-0788.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-26 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2014-0788.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-26 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing a security update. File : centos_RHSA-2014-0788.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-18 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2014-6944.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-18 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2014-6938.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-06-16 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2014-421.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-05-28 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-2937.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-05-27 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-2222-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-05-29 00:24:15 |
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| 2014-05-28 13:23:33 |
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| 2014-05-27 21:27:25 |
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| 2014-05-26 17:21:06 |
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