CVE-2012-0883 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2012-0883?

CVE-2012-0883 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 18 Apr 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

envvars (aka envvars-std) in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.2 places a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DSO in the current working directory during execution of apachectl.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0883?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apache Http Server, Opensuse Opensuse.

How do I fix CVE-2012-0883?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2012-0883 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0883 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as AZL-41033, GHSA-gmh7-j6pc-xmxr.