CVE-2001-1433 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Cherokee web server versions prior to 0.2.7. The server fails to properly drop root privileges after binding to port 80, potentially allowing remote attackers to gain elevated access through other vulnerabilities. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and could lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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