CVE-2011-1176

The configuration merger in itk.c in the Steinar H. Gunderson mpm-itk Multi-Processing Module 2.2.11-01 and 2.2.11-02 for the Apache HTTP Server does not properly handle certain configuration sections that specify NiceValue but not AssignUserID, which might allow remote attackers to gain privileges by leveraging the root uid and root gid of an mpm-itk process.

CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/20/1	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46953	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/21/13	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0749	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.err.no/pipermail/mpm-itk/2011-March/000393.html	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2202	Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=618857	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://lists.err.no/pipermail/mpm-itk/2011-March/000394.html	Release Notes Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0748	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:057	Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0824	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66248	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mpm-itk_project:mpm-itk:2.2.11-01:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mpm-itk_project:mpm-itk:2.2.11-02:::::::*

cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:::::::*

Information

Published : 2011-03-29 11:55

Updated : 2020-11-16 12:47

NVD link : CVE-2011-1176

Mitre link : CVE-2011-1176

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

mpm-itk_project

mpm-itk

apache

http_server

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