CVE-2014-0242

Exp

mod_wsgi module before 3.4 for Apache, when used in embedded mode, might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via the Content-Type header which is generated from memory that may have been freed and then overwritten by a separate thread.

Published: 2019-12-09 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-0242 is rated High Exploit Risk (78/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.53%, 94th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-0242

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
39196 exploit_db edb 2014-05-21 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-0242

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 8.58% 8.53% -0.06%
2 2025-12-28 8.10% 8.58% +0.49%
3 2025-12-27 — 8.10% —

Full EPSS history (27 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-0242

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-0242

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-0242

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-0242 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (mod-wsgi), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0242
gentoo high CVE-2014-0242: 1 GLSA(s) (201412-21), 1 atom(s) (www-apache/mod_wsgi); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-0242
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0242
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-0242 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mod-wsgi), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, saucy, trusty, upstream): not-affected 2, released 2, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-0242

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-0242

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
modwsgi mod_wsgi < 3.4 cpe:2.3:a:modwsgi:mod_wsgi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-0242

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