CVE-2007-1741

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."

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33584

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017904

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23438

http://osvdb.org/38639

http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=117511834512138&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=117511568709063&w=2

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=511

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3