Description
Multiple race conditions in suexec in Apache HTTP Server (httpd) 2.2.3 between directory and file validation, and their usage, allow local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code by renaming directories or performing symlink attacks. NOTE: the researcher, who is reliable, claims that the vendor disputes the issue because "the attacks described rely on an insecure server configuration" in which the user "has write access to the document root."
Published: 2007-04-13
Score: 6.2 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-1735 Multiple race conditions in suexec in Apache HTTP Server (httpd) 2.2.3 between directory and file validation, and their usage, allow local users to gain privileges and execute arbitrary code by renaming directories or performing symlink attacks. NOTE: the researcher, who is reliable, claims that the vendor disputes the issue because "the attacks described rely on an insecure server configuration" in which the user "has write access to the document root."
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Apache Http Server
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T13:06:26.135Z

Reserved: 2007-03-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-1741

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Status : Modified

Published: 2007-04-13T16:19:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-1741

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