# CVE-2006-7098: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local attackers can escalate privileges to the controlling terminal via a CGI program due to improper disassociation in a specific Debian Apache patch.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.6 (`AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Mar 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qg9p-phxf-4376

## What is CVE-2006-7098?

CVE-2006-7098 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Mar 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Debian GNU/Linux 033_-F_NO_SETSID patch for the Apache HTTP Server 1.3.34-4 does not properly disassociate httpd from a controlling tty when httpd is started interactively, which allows local users to gain privileges to that tty via a CGI program that calls the TIOCSTI ioctl.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-7098?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Debian Apache.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-7098?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-7098 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-7098 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-7098 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Apache 1.3.34/1.3.33 (Ubuntu / Debian) - CGI TTY Privilege Escalation (exploitdb)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-7098 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-7098 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Mar 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-7098 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-7098/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-7098/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-7098
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-7098
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-7098

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