suexec in Apache HTTP Server (httpd) 2.2.3 uses a partial comparison for verifying whether the current directory is within the document root, which might allow local users to perform unauthorized operations on incorrect directories, as demonstrated using "html_backup" and "htmleditor" under an "html" directory.  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."
                
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2007-04-13T17:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T13:06:26.120Z
Reserved: 2007-03-28T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2007-1742
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 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Deferred
Published: 2007-04-13T17:19:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2007-1742
 Redhat
                        Redhat
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