CVE-2014-0242

Publication date 23 May 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

mod_wsgi module before 3.4 for Apache, when used in embedded mode, might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via the Content-Type header which is generated from memory that may have been freed and then overwritten by a separate thread.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
mod-wsgi 14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
13.10 saucy
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 3.3-4ubuntu0.1
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package Patch details
mod-wsgi

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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