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CVE-2001-1433
Cherokee web server before 0.2.7 does not properly drop root privileges after binding to port 80, which could allow remote attackers to…
High7.5EPSS 3.4%
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Description
Cherokee web server before 0.2.7 does not properly drop root privileges after binding to port 80, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges via other vulnerabilities.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.4% · top 11% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 20011229 Remote Root Hole in Cherokee Webserver (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHx_transferred
- VU#245795 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- cherokee-http-insecure-privileges(7797) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 3771 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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