Apache HTTP Server up to 2.4.2 LD_LIBRARY_PATH access control

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A vulnerability was found in Apache HTTP Server up to 2.4.2 (Web Server). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument LD_LIBRARY_PATH with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was presented 04/15/2012 (Website). The advisory is available at apache.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-0883 since 01/19/2012. Local access is required to approach this attack. Required for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69878 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2013-004)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 105728 (EOL/Obsolete Software: Apache HTTP Server 2.2.x).

Upgrading to version 2.4.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (69878). See 4353, 4352, 4548 and 4582 for similar entries.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068

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Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 69878
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2013-004)
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OpenVAS ID: 71512
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: apache
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: HTTP Server 2.4.2

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Vendor: apache.org

Advisory: apache.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0883 (🔍)
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X-Force: 74901
SecurityTracker: 1026932
SecurityFocus: 53046 - Apache HTTP Server 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH' Insecure Library Loading Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 48849 - Apache HTTP Server LD_LIBRARY_PATH Security Issue, Not Critical
OSVDB: 81359

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Created: 04/25/2012 17:47
Updated: 03/24/2021 08:20
Changes: 04/25/2012 17:47 (75), 04/25/2019 10:45 (9), 03/24/2021 08:20 (3)
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