CVE-2014-0242

HIGH

mod_wsgi < 3.4 - Exposure of Sensitive Information via Content-Type Header

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2014-0242. PoCs published by Buck Golemon.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a memory exhaustion attack against mod_wsgi by continuously generating large lists of strings, leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The code also includes a WSGI application that may be used to trigger the vulnerability in a web server context.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Buck Golemon · pythonremotelinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39196

This exploit demonstrates a memory exhaustion attack against mod_wsgi by continuously generating large lists of strings, leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The code also includes a WSGI application that may be used to trigger the vulnerability in a web server context.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: mod_wsgi (Apache HTTP Server module)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable mod_wsgi instance
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://blog.dscpl.com.au/2014/05/security-release-for-modwsgi-version-35.html
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://modwsgi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/release-notes/version-3.4.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67534

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0853
EPSS Percentile 94.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (1)
modwsgi/mod_wsgi < 3.4
Published Dec 09, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026