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CVE-2012-0883

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered Topic
2012-08-01 Apache -- Insecure LD_LIBRARY_PATH handling

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Details

Type Candidate
Name CVE-2012-0883
Phase Assigned(20120119)

Description

envvars (aka envvars-std) in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.2 places a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DSO in the current working directory during execution of apachectl.

References

Source Reference
MLIST [dev] 20120417 [ANNOUNCEMENT] Apache HTTP Server 2.4.2 Released
CONFIRM http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1296428
CONFIRM http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/Announcement2.4.html
CONFIRM http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf
CONFIRM http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5880
APPLE APPLE-SA-2013-09-12-1
HP HPSBUX02791
HP SSRT100856
HP HPSBMU02900
HP SSRT101209
SUSE openSUSE-SU-2013:0243
SUSE openSUSE-SU-2013:0248
SECTRACK 1026932
SECUNIA 48849