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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Apache 1.3.34/1.3.33 (Ubuntu / Debian) - CGI TTY Privilege Escalation EDB-3384 · local · Feb 28, 2007 · verified
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References
- 20070226 Local user to root escalation in apache 1.3.34 (Debian only) mailing-list
- 22732 vdb-entry
- debian-apache-tty-privilege-escalation(32708) vdb-entry
- 33816 vdb-entry
- 24324 third-party-advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=357561