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CVE-2007-1741

Multiple race conditions in suexec in Apache HTTP Server (httpd) 2.2.3 between directory and file...

6.2 MediumFix available

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."

Exploit likelihood

0.52%Down 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.2

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."

Record
CVE-2007-1741
CVSS 2.0
6.2 MediumAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-362
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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."

Record
CVE-2007-1741
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-1735 No score

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."

Record
EUVD-2007-1735
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g8qp-hfrh-h336 No score

Multiple race conditions in suexec in Apache HTTP Server (httpd) 2.2.3 between directory and file...

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."

Record
GHSA-g8qp-hfrh-h336
Weakness
CWE-362
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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."

Record
CVE-2007-1741
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-1741 No score

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."

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2007-1741
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
apache2
Debian:12
before 2.2.8-5
2.2.8-5
apache2
Debian:13
before 2.2.8-5
2.2.8-5
apache2
Debian:14
before 2.2.8-5
2.2.8-5

History

History
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In short

CVE-2007-1741 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Apache Http Server, published April 13, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. Fixed in apache2 2.2.8-5.

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