CVE-2006-7098 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Debian GNU/Linux 033_-F_NO_SETSID patch for Apache HTTP Server 1.3.34-4. The patch fails to properly disassociate httpd from a controlling tty when started interactively, allowing a local, authenticated user to gain privileges to that tty via a malicious CGI program utilizing the TIOCSTI ioctl. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.6 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C), indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with medium attack complexity requiring local access and authentication. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.3.34.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:debian:apache:1.3.34.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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