CWE Code: 16
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 4.3
CWE Name:  Configuration
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): NONE/PARTIAL/NONE
Published Date: 2011-03-29
Last Modified Date: 2017-08-17