CVE catalog
CVE-2014-8583
mod-wsgi: CVE-2014-8583
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.40% · Oct 25, 2026
mod_wsgi before 4.2.4 for Apache, when creating a daemon process group, does not properly handle when group privileges cannot be dropped, which might allow attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | mod-wsgi | sid | 5.0.2-1 | fixed |
| Debian | mod-wsgi | forky | 5.0.2-1 | fixed |
| Debian | mod-wsgi | trixie | 5.0.2-1 | fixed |
| Debian | mod-wsgi | bookworm | 4.9.4-1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | mod-wsgi | 14.04 | 3.4-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mod-wsgi | 14.04 | 3.4-4build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mod-wsgi | 14.04 | 3.4-4ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mod-wsgi | 14.04 | 3.4-4ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mod-wsgi | 14.04 | 3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mod-wsgi | 14.04 | 3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | mod-wsgi | 14.04 | 3.4-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mod-wsgi | 14.04 | 3.4-4build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mod-wsgi | 14.04 | 3.4-4ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mod-wsgi | 14.04 | 3.4-4ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mod-wsgi | 14.04 | 3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mod-wsgi | 14.04 | 3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | mod-wsgi | source | sid | 4.2.7-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | mod-wsgi | source | forky | 4.2.7-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | mod-wsgi | source | trixie | 4.2.7-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | mod-wsgi | source | bookworm | 4.2.7-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | mod-wsgi | deb | 14.04 | 3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.2 | Not reported | USN-2431-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | mod-wsgi | deb | 14.04 | 3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8583 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libapache2-mod-wsgi-py3]Fixed
Source package: [mod-wsgi]
Details (2)
4.9.4-1+b2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.2.7-1dsa · mod-wsgi · debian · bookworm; dsa · mod-wsgi · debian · 12
4.9.4-1+b2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.2.7-1dsa · mod-wsgi · debian · bookworm; dsa · mod-wsgi · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libapache2-mod-wsgi-py3]Fixed
Source package: [mod-wsgi]
Details (2)
5.0.2-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.2.7-1dsa · mod-wsgi · debian · 13
5.0.2-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.2.7-1dsa · mod-wsgi · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-ru-2015_0611-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8583]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8583]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-2431-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8583]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]