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CVE-2001-1433

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-12-29 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Cherokee web server before 0.2.7 does not properly drop root privileges after binding to port 80, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges via other vulnerabilities.

Affected products

• Cherokee Httpd: 0.1, 0.1.5, 0.1.6, 0.2, 0.2.5, 0.2.6

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2001-q4/0085.html
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/245795
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3771
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7797
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2001-q4/0085.html
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/245795
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3771
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7797

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