Apache httpd 1.3.37, 2.0.59, and 2.2.4 with the Prefork MPM module, allows local users to…
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Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Apache httpd 1.3.37, 2.0.59, and 2.2.4 with the Prefork MPM module, allows local users to cause a denial of service by modifying the worker_score and process_score arrays to reference an arbitrary process ID, which is sent a SIGUSR1 signal from the master process, aka "SIGUSR1 killer."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03298 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 9 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3.0 to before 1.3.39; 2.0.0 to before 2.0.61; 2.2.0 to before 2.2.6 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.06 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 to before 1.3.39; 2.0.0 to before 2.0.61; 2.2.0 to before 2.2.6 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.06 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
Red Hat 9 advisories
- RHSA-2010:0602 Released 2010-08-04 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Certificate System 7.3 security update
- Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4AS ant-1.6.5-1jpp_1rh, avalon-logkit-1.2-2jpp_4rh, axis-1.2.1-1jpp_3rh +39
- Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4ES ant-1.6.5-1jpp_1rh, avalon-logkit-1.2-2jpp_4rh, axis-1.2.1-1jpp_3rh +39
- RHSA-2008:0524 Released 2008-06-30 · Red Hat rating LowRed Hat Network Satellite Server security update
- Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.3 AS) jabberd-2.0s10-3.37.rhn.i386, java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.10-1jpp.2.el3.i386, java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.10-1jpp.2.el3.i386 +8
- Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.4 AS) jabberd-2.0s10-3.38.rhn.i386, java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.10-1jpp.2.el4.i386, java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.10-1jpp.2.el4.i386 +8
- RHSA-2008:0523 Released 2008-06-30 · Red Hat rating LowRed Hat Network Proxy Server security update
- Red Hat Satellite Proxy v 4.2 (RHEL v.3 AS) jabberd-2.0s10-3.37.rhn.i386, rhn-apache-1.3.27-36.rhn.rhel3.i386, rhn-modperl-1.29-16.rhel3.i386
- Red Hat Satellite Proxy v 4.2 (RHEL v.4 AS) jabberd-2.0s10-3.38.rhn.i386, rhn-apache-1.3.27-36.rhn.rhel4.i386, rhn-modperl-1.29-16.rhel4.i386
Show 6 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2008:0263 Released 2008-05-20 · Red Hat rating LowRed Hat Network Proxy Server security update
- Red Hat Satellite Proxy v 5.0 (RHEL v.4 AS) jabberd-2.0s10-3.38.rhn.i386, rhn-apache-1.3.27-36.rhn.rhel4.i386, rhn-modperl-1.29-16.rhel4.i386
- RHSA-2008:0261 Released 2008-05-20 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Network Satellite Server security update
- Red Hat Satellite 5.0 (RHEL v.4 AS) jabberd-2.0s10-3.38.rhn.i386, java-1.4.2-ibm-1.4.2.10-1jpp.2.el4.i386, java-1.4.2-ibm-devel-1.4.2.10-1jpp.2.el4.i386 +8
- RHSA-2007:0662 Released 2007-07-13 · Red Hat rating Moderatehttpd security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 httpd-2.0.46-68.ent, httpd-2.0.46-68.ent.i386, httpd-devel-2.0.46-68.ent +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 httpd-2.0.46-68.ent, httpd-2.0.46-68.ent.i386, httpd-2.0.46-68.ent.ia64 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 httpd-2.0.52-32.3.ent, httpd-2.0.52-32.3.ent.i386, httpd-2.0.52-32.3.ent.ia64 +17
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 httpd-2.0.52-32.3.ent, httpd-2.0.52-32.3.ent.i386, httpd-devel-2.0.52-32.3.ent +7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 httpd-2.0.46-68.ent, httpd-2.0.46-68.ent.i386, httpd-2.0.46-68.ent.ia64 +6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 httpd-2.0.52-32.3.ent, httpd-2.0.52-32.3.ent.i386, httpd-2.0.52-32.3.ent.ia64 +12
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 httpd-2.0.46-68.ent, httpd-2.0.46-68.ent.i386, httpd-2.0.46-68.ent.ia64 +6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 httpd-2.0.52-32.3.ent, httpd-2.0.52-32.3.ent.i386, httpd-2.0.52-32.3.ent.ia64 +12
- RHSA-2007:0557 Released 2007-07-13 · Red Hat rating Moderatehttpd security update
- Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4) httpd-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7, httpd-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7.i386, httpd-devel-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7 +5
- Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4) httpd-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7, httpd-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7.i386, httpd-devel-2.0.59-1.el4s1.7 +5
- RHSA-2007:0556 Released 2007-06-26 · Red Hat rating Moderatehttpd security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) httpd-2.2.3-7.el5, httpd-2.2.3-7.el5.i386, httpd-2.2.3-7.el5.ia64 +13
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) httpd-2.2.3-7.el5, httpd-2.2.3-7.el5.i386, mod_ssl-1:2.2.3-7.el5 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) httpd-2.2.3-7.el5, httpd-devel-2.2.3-7.el5, httpd-devel-2.2.3-7.el5.i386 +2
- RHSA-2007:0532 Released 2007-06-26 · Red Hat rating Moderateapache security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 apache-1.3.27-12.ent, apache-1.3.27-12.ent.i386, apache-1.3.27-12.ent.ia64 +4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 apache-1.3.27-12.ent, apache-1.3.27-12.ent.i386, apache-devel-1.3.27-12.ent.i386 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 apache-1.3.27-12.ent, apache-1.3.27-12.ent.i386, apache-devel-1.3.27-12.ent.i386 +1
- Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 apache-1.3.27-12.ent, apache-1.3.27-12.ent.ia64, apache-devel-1.3.27-12.ent.ia64 +1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0557 |
| Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0557 |
| Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4AS | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0602 |
| Red Hat Certificate System 7.3 for 4ES | Fixed | RHSA-2010:0602 |
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0662 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0556 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0532 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0662 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0662 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0556 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0556 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0662 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0532 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0662 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0662 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0532 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0662 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0662 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0532 |
| Red Hat Satellite 5.0 (RHEL v.4 AS) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0261 |
| Red Hat Satellite Proxy v 4.2 (RHEL v.3 AS) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0523 |
| Red Hat Satellite Proxy v 4.2 (RHEL v.4 AS) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0523 |
| Red Hat Satellite Proxy v 5.0 (RHEL v.4 AS) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0263 |
| Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.3 AS) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0524 |
| Red Hat Satellite v 4.2 (RHEL v.4 AS) | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0524 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-3304
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f63r-c37x-f6mg
References
Exploit 1
Advisory 31
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=245111
- MDKSA-2007:142
- RHSA-2007:0557
- PK52702
- MDKSA-2007:140
- HPSBUX02273
- http://security.psnc.pl/files/apache_report.pdf
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=547987
- 103179
- RHSA-2007:0662
- RHSA-2007:0556
- http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_20.html
- SUSE-SA:2007:061
- FEDORA-2007-2214
- [apache-httpd-dev] 20070622 Re: PID table changes (was Re: svn commit: r547987 - in /httpd/httpd/trunk)
- PK50467
- 2007-0026
- RHSA-2007:0532
- http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_22.html
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11589
- http://www.fujitsu.com/global/support/software/security/products-f/interstage-200802e.html
- [security-announce] 20090820 VMSA-2009-0010 VMware Hosted products update libpng and Apache HTTP Server
- http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_13.html
- GLSA-200711-06
- 200032
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-363.htm
- USN-499-1
- RHSA-2008:0261
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-353.htm
- PK53984
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=186219
Other 33
- ADV-2007-4305
- ADV-2007-3420
- 38939
- ADV-2007-3494
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1710
- [apache-httpd-dev] 20070629 Re: [PATCH] pid safety checks for 2.2.x
- ADV-2008-0233
- ADV-2007-3283
- ADV-2007-2727
- ADV-2007-3100
- [httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048742 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048743 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048743 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20190815 svn commit: r1048742 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058586 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058586 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058587 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20200401 svn commit: r1058587 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073139 [1/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073140 [1/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073140 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1888194 [4/13] - /httpd/site/trunk/content/security/json/
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073140 [2/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073143 [2/3] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073139 [4/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073149 [5/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/ security/json/
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073146 [2/3] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities-httpd.xml security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073149 [1/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/ security/json/
- [httpd-cvs] 20210603 svn commit: r1075360 [2/3] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2021-31618.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20210603 svn commit: r1075360 [1/3] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2021-31618.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20210606 svn commit: r1075467 [2/2] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2021-31618.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20210606 svn commit: r1075467 [1/2] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2021-31618.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- [httpd-cvs] 20210606 svn commit: r1075470 [3/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2020-13938.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html
Sources
- CVE-2007-3304 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-3304 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f63r-c37x-f6mg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2007-3304 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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