Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | mod_wsgi vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-2431-1 | First vendor Publication | 2014-12-03 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2014-12-03 |
| 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:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 6.9 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.4 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.10 - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: mod_wsgi could be made to run programs with incorrect privileges. Software Description: - mod-wsgi: Python WSGI adapter module for Apache Details: It was discovered that mod_wsgi incorrectly handled errors when setting up the working directory and group access rights. A malicious application could possibly use this issue to cause a local privilege escalation when using daemon mode. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.10: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: After a standard system update you need to restart your web service to make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2431-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-254 | Security Features |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:28467 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:28467 | ||
| Title: | USN-2431-1 -- mod_wsgi vulnerability | ||
| Description: | It was discovered that mod_wsgi incorrectly handled errors when setting up the working directory and group access rights. A malicious application could possibly use this issue to cause a local privilege escalation when using daemon mode. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-2431-1 CVE-2014-8583 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 14.10 Ubuntu 14.04 Ubuntu 12.04 | Product(s): | mod-wsgi |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
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| 2014-12-16 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2014-253.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-12-09 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2014-753.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-12-05 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-2431-2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-12-04 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-2431-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-07-14 | Name : The remote web server module is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerabil... File : mod_wsgi_4_2_4.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-12-17 21:28:03 |
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| 2014-12-16 21:28:15 |
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| 2014-12-06 13:27:09 |
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| 2014-12-05 13:27:09 |
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| 2014-12-03 17:24:25 |
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