CVE-2007-1743
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.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.70%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.70% probability · 53th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apache/http server
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 0.7% 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://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=511
- http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=117511568709063&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=117511834512138&w=2
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017904
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=511
- http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=117511568709063&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=117511834512138&w=2
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017904
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.