Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in apache2 (Alpine package)
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2012-0883 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
apache2 (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
EUVDB-ID: #VU32751
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 7.3 [CVSS:3.1/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0883
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsapache2 (Alpine package): 2.2.22-r0 - 2.2.22-r1
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=8c814a95fd7906f50766a235a472cdc2abdc5981
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3672383e469c6e838048e39c7457a7acc21e1fd0
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=bf6e336a815b4e3caf0f33264f07c9f9a4efa429
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=71147bc9839a1fbaa518c650b7937a42df8acc7a
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
