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CVE-2019-0211 · netVigilance record NV21-0046

Apache HTTP Server Privilege Escalation

past due

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA deadline 2022-05-03 · passed 4 years 4 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA

What happened

Apache HTTP Server, with MPM event, worker or prefork, code executing in less-privileged child processes or threads (including scripts executed by an in-process scripting interpreter) could execute code with the privileges of the parent process (usually root) by manipulating the scoreboard.

Who is affected

Apache HTTP Server. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.

Weakness class: CWE-416.

Timeline

  1. Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
  2. CISA remediation deadlinepassed 4 years 4 months ago

Sources