CVE-2003-1307 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2003-1307?

CVE-2003-1307 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 23 Oct 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The mod_php module for the Apache HTTP Server allows local users with write access to PHP scripts to send signals to the server's process group and use the server's file descriptors, as demonstrated by sending a STOP signal, then intercepting incoming connections on the server's TCP port. NOTE: the PHP developer has disputed this vulnerability, saying "The opened file descriptors are opened by Apache. It is the job of Apache to protect them ... Not a bug in PHP.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1307?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Http Server.

How do I fix CVE-2003-1307?

No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1307 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2003-1307 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-1307 exists.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2003-1307, GHSA-8jm5-c7cw-v9hh.