Vulnerability CVE-2011-1176
Published: 2011-03-29   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
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.

Type:

CWE-16

 (Configuration)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.3/10
2.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
None
Affected software
Steinar h gunderson -> Mpm-itk 

 References:
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/21/13
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/20/1
http://lists.err.no/pipermail/mpm-itk/2011-March/000393.html
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=618857
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/66248
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0824
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0749
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0748
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46953
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:057
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2202
http://lists.err.no/pipermail/mpm-itk/2011-March/000394.html
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