Unrated severityCISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Apr 8, 2019· Updated Oct 21, 2025
CVE-2019-0211
CVE-2019-0211
Description
In Apache HTTP Server 2.4 releases 2.4.17 to 2.4.38, with MPM event, worker or prefork, code executing in less-privileged child processes or threads (including scripts executed by an in-process scripting interpreter) could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the parent process (usually root) by manipulating the scoreboard. Non-Unix systems are not affected.
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Affected products
152.4.17 - 2.4.38+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 2.4.17 - 2.4.38
- (no CPE)range: 2.4.17 to 2.4.38
- osv-coords13 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/apache2&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/apache2&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207
< 2.4.33-lp150.2.17.1+ 12 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.33-lp150.2.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.23-29.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.33-3.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.23-29.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.23-29.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.23-29.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.23-29.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.23-29.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.23-29.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.23-29.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.23-29.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.23-29.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.4.23-29.40.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
51- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46676/mitreexploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00051.htmlmitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
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- www.securityfocus.com/bid/107666mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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