SB2019120918 - Information disclosure in mod_wsgi

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0242)

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

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.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• http://blog.dscpl.com.au/2014/05/security-release-for-modwsgi-version-35.html
• http://modwsgi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/release-notes/version-3.4.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/21/1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67534