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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841833
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2222-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'mod-wsgi' package(s) announced via the USN-2222-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'mod-wsgi' package(s) announced via the USN-2222-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Robert Kisteleki discovered mod_wsgi incorrectly checked setuid return
values. A malicious application could use this issue to cause a local
privilege escalation when using daemon mode. (CVE-2014-0240)

Buck Golemon discovered that mod_wsgi used memory that had been freed.
A remote attacker could use this issue to read process memory via the
Content-Type response header. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
(CVE-2014-0242)

Affected Software/OS:
'mod-wsgi' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 14.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-0240
BugTraq ID: 67532
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67532
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/21/1
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:0789
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0789.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/59551
http://secunia.com/advisories/60094
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-0242
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.securityfocus.com/bid/67534
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