CVE-2007-1741: apache http_server Race Condition

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-1741 is a medium (CVSS 6.2) Race Condition vulnerability in apache http_server. EPSS estimates a 0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 13-04-2007
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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."

• CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.