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CVE-2007-1741
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.2 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2007-04-13 · updated 2026-06-16
- Weakness: CWE-362
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."
Affected products
- Apache HTTP Server: 2.2.3
References
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=511
- http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=117511568709063&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=117511834512138&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/38639
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23438
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017904
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33584
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=511
- http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=117511568709063&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=117511834512138&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/38639
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23438
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