Information disclosure in mod_wsgi - CVE-2014-0242
Published: December 9, 2019 / Updated: July 20, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30558
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0242
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Graham Dumpleton
Affected software:
mod_wsgi
mod_wsgi
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-0242
Install update from vendor's website.