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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1176

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.

Products
apache2
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.2.17-2
CVEs
CVE-2011-1176
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 23:00 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1176

core-osv · Original source

Published 29 Mar 2011, 18:55 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1176

apache2

Fixed versions: 2.2.17-2

apache2

Fixed versions: 2.2.17-2

apache2

Fixed versions: 2.2.17-2

Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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      "modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:32.563577381Z",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 417521,
  "published_at": "2011-03-29T18:55:02.003+00:00"
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