CVE-2011-1176
apache2 - failure to drop root privileges
EPSS 0.71%
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.
How to fix CVE-2011-1176
To remediate CVE-2011-1176, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/apache2—upgrade to 2.2.17-2 or later
- —upgrade to 2.2.16-6+squeeze1 or later
Is CVE-2011-1176 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.2.17-2
- from 0, < 2.2.16-6+squeeze1