CVE-2014-0240
The mod_wsgi module before 3.5 for Apache, when daemon mode is enabled, does not properly handle error codes returned by setuid when run on certain Linux kernels, which allows local users to gain
02 Description
The mod_wsgi module before 3.5 for Apache, when daemon mode is enabled, does not properly handle error codes returned by setuid when run on certain Linux kernels, which allows local users to gain
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 35.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-05-27 15:00Z12 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 09:05Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2013-12-03
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 7d48dee5e628fee637a4989bc5f52063f6c42b899984668814a0d2b0c82e8220
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com59551http://secunia.com/advisories/59551
- www.securityfocus.com67532http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67532
- modwsgi.readthedocs.orghttp://modwsgi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/release-notes/version-3.5.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20140521 Security release for mod_wsgi (version 3.5)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/21/1
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2014:0789http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0789.html
- blog.dscpl.com.auhttp://blog.dscpl.com.au/2014/05/security-release-for-modwsgi-version-35.html
- secunia.com60094http://secunia.com/advisories/60094
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- mod-wsgi Fixed in 3.5-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- mod-wsgi Fixed in 3.5-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- mod-wsgi Fixed in 3.5-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- mod-wsgi Fixed in 3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.