CVE-2001-1433
Cherokee web server before 0.2.7 does not properly drop root privileges after binding to port 80, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges via other vulnerabilities.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Cherokee web server before 0.2.7 does not properly drop root privileges after binding to port 80, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges via other vulnerabilities.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.44% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- cherokee/cherokee httpd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2001-q4/0085.htmlExploit
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/245795US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3771Exploit, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7797
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2001-q4/0085.htmlExploit
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/245795US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3771Exploit, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7797
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.