SB2019120918 - Information disclosure in mod_wsgi
Published: December 9, 2019 Updated: July 20, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019120918
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0242)
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.