The shared memory scoreboard in the HTTP daemon for Apache 1.3.x before 1.3.27 allows any user running as the Apache UID to send a SIGUSR1 signal to any process as root, resulting in a denial of service (process kill) or possibly other behaviors that would not normally be allowed, by modifying the parent[].pid and parent[].last_rtime segments in the scoreboard.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Httpd | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Apache HTTPD | Apr 12, 2012 | Oct 11, 2002 |
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