CVE-2006-7098

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2007-03-03 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The Debian GNU/Linux 033_-F_NO_SETSID patch for the Apache HTTP Server 1.3.34-4 does not properly disassociate httpd from a controlling tty when httpd is started interactively, which allows local users to gain privileges to that tty via a CGI program that calls the TIOCSTI ioctl.

Affected products

Debian Apache: 1.3.34.4

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-02/0579.html
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=357561
http://osvdb.org/33816
http://secunia.com/advisories/24324
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22732
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32708
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-02/0579.html
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=357561
http://osvdb.org/33816
http://secunia.com/advisories/24324
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22732
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32708

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