Description
suexec in Apache HTTP Server (httpd) 2.2.3 does not verify combinations of user and group IDs on the command line, which might allow local users to leverage other vulnerabilities to create arbitrary UID/GID owned files if /proc is mounted. 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." In addition, because this is dependent on other vulnerabilities, perhaps this is resultant and should not be included in CVE.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | apache2 | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | apache2 | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | apache2 | No fix yet | — |
References
- 20070411 Apache HTTPD suEXEC Multiple Vulnerabilities third-party-advisory
- [apache-http-dev] 20070328 Re: [Fwd: iDefense Final Notice [IDEF1445]] mailing-list
- 1017904 vdb-entry
- [apache-http-dev] 20070328 [Fwd: iDefense Final Notice [IDEF1445]] mailing-list