usn-2431-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2014-12-03 14:11
Modified
2026-02-10 04:40
Summary
mod-wsgi vulnerability
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.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2014-8583",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "score": "medium",
                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"
        }
      },
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libapache2-mod-wsgi",
            "binary_version": "3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libapache2-mod-wsgi-py3",
            "binary_version": "3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "mod-wsgi",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/mod-wsgi@3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.2?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.4-4",
        "3.4-4build1",
        "3.4-4ubuntu1",
        "3.4-4ubuntu2",
        "3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "It was discovered that mod_wsgi incorrectly handled errors when setting up\nthe working directory and group access rights. A malicious application\ncould possibly use this issue to cause a local privilege escalation when\nusing daemon mode.\n",
  "id": "USN-2431-1",
  "modified": "2026-02-10T04:40:51Z",
  "published": "2014-12-03T14:11:34Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2431-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8583"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "mod-wsgi vulnerability",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8583"
  ]
}



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