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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1741

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."

Products
apache2
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.2.8-5
CVEs
CVE-2007-1741
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 15:55 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1741

core-osv · Original source

Published 13 Apr 2007, 16:19 UTC

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."

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1741

apache2

Fixed versions: 2.2.8-5

apache2

Fixed versions: 2.2.8-5

apache2

Fixed versions: 2.2.8-5

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1741",
  "method": "structured",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-21T17:47:45.803132722Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 398579,
  "published_at": "2007-04-13T16:19:00+00:00"
}