CVE-2014-8583 Privilege escalation in n/a
Attackers can gain privileges via unspecified vectors when mod_wsgi fails to drop group privileges during daemon process creation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-8583?
CVE-2014-8583 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Dec 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-254
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8583?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Modwsgi Mod Wsgi.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8583?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-8583 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8583 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8583, GHSA-6mwv-34hq-6gqx, MGASA-2014-0513, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8583, USN-2431-1.