CVE-2007-1742

published 2007-04-13

CVE-2007-1742: suexec in Apache HTTP Server (httpd) 2.2.3 uses a partial comparison for verifying whether the current directory is within the document root, which might allow…

Priority P4 10 low 3.7 CVSS 2.0

AV L AC H Au N C P I P A P

suexec in Apache HTTP Server (httpd) 2.2.3 uses a partial comparison for verifying whether the current directory is within the document root, which might allow local users to perform unauthorized operations on incorrect directories, as demonstrated using "html_backup" and "htmleditor" under an "html" directory. 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

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
apache	http_server	—	—
debian	apache2	< apache2 2.2.8-5 (bookworm)	apache2 2.2.8-5 (bookworm)

CVSS provenance

nvd v2.0 3.7 LOW AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

osv 3.7 LOW

vendor_debian 3.7 LOW

vendor_redhat 3.7 LOW

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