SB2012041802 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Apache HTTP Server 

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SB2012041802 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Apache HTTP Server

Published: April 18, 2012 Updated: July 28, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2012041802
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0883)

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

envvars (aka envvars-std) in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.2 places a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DSO in the current working directory during execution of apachectl.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References