CVE-2020-11984

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

90.04% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 99.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. 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.

Published

2020-08-07 15:27Z6 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-04 11:48Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2020-04-21

Assigning CNA

apache

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')Base
• CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or ThrottlingBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

b7ab6f2af6cfd95b0b699aa907cececdd126d66710ff6bd6d441969b85af0b3e

• httpd.apache.orghttps://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20200808 Re: CVE-2020-11984: Apache httpd: mod_uwsgi buffer overlowhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/08/1mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202008-04https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-04vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20200808 Re: CVE-2020-11984: Apache httpd: mod_uwsgi buffer overlowhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/08/10mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20200808 Re: CVE-2020-11984: Apache httpd: mod_uwsgi buffer overlowhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/08/8mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20200808 Re: CVE-2020-11984: Apache httpd: mod_uwsgi buffer overlowhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/08/9mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20200810 Re: CVE-2020-11984: Apache httpd: mod_uwsgi buffer overlowhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/10/5mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[httpd-dev] 20200811 Which version fixed the CVE-2020-9490, CVE-2020-11984 and CVE-2020-11993 vulnerabilities?https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5debe8f82728a00a4a68bc904dd6c35423bdfc8d601cfb4579f38bf1%40%3Cdev.httpd.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[httpd-dev] 20200811 Re: Which version fixed the CVE-2020-9490, CVE-2020-11984 and CVE-2020-11993 vulnerabilities?https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r623de9b2b2433a87f3f3a15900419fc9c00c77b26936dfea4060f672%40%3Cdev.httpd.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20200817 Re: CVE-2020-11984: Apache httpd: mod_uwsgi buffer overlowhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/08/17/2mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4458-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4458-1/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
• lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:1285http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00068.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
• lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:1293http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00071.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2020-189a1e6c3ehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HYVYE2ZERFXDV6RMKK3I5SDSDQLPSEIQ/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
• www.debian.orgDSA-4757https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4757vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
• lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20200902 [SECURITY] [DLA 2362-1] uwsgi security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00001.htmlmailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2020-0d3d3f5072https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A2RN46PRBJE7E7OPD4YZX5SVWV5QKGV5/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
• www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200814-0005/x_refsource_CONFIRM
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159009/Apache2-mod_proxy_uwsgi-Incorrect-Request-Handling.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073139 [1/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073143 [3/3] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r06f0d87ebb6d59ed8379633f36f72f5b1f79cadfda72ede0830b42cf%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1888194 [13/13] - /httpd/site/trunk/content/security/json/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r09bb998baee74a2c316446bd1a41ae7f8d7049d09d9ff991471e8775%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073140 [4/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc998b18880df98bafaade071346690c2bc1444adaa1a1ea464b93f0a%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073139 [12/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r03ee478b3dda3e381fd6189366fa7af97c980d2f602846eef935277d%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1888199 - /httpd/site/trunk/content/security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xmlhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r34753590ae8e3f2b6af689af4fe84269b592f5fda9f3244fd9abbce8%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073149 [1/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/ security/json/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073149 [13/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/ security/json/https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3c5c3104813c1c5508b55564b66546933079250a46ce50eee90b2e36%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073171 - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2020-11984.json security/json/CVE-2020-11993.json security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf71eb428714374a6f9ad68952e23611ec7807b029fd6a1b4f5f732d9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1888228 - in /httpd/site/trunk/content/security/json: CVE-2020-11984.json CVE-2020-11993.jsonhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2c6083f6a2027914a0f5b54e2a1f4fa98c03f8693b58460911818255%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• lists.apache.org[httpd-cvs] 20210606 svn commit: r1075470 [4/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2020-13938.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.htmlhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r76142b8c5119df2178be7c2dba88fde552eedeec37ea993dfce68d1d%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3Emailing-listx_refsource_MLIST