suexec/2868: Apache allows execution of setuid cgi's without suexec installed.

[Erich Stuntebeck <er...@monmouth.com>]

>Number:         2868
>Category:       suexec
>Synopsis:       Apache allows execution of setuid cgi's without suexec installed.
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Aug 18 13:20:01 PDT 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     erichps@monmouth.com
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.3.1
>Environment:
RedHat Linux 5.1, Kernel 2.0.35. gcc compiler version 2.7.2.3-11.
>Description:
I had trouble installing the suExec module, and once it compiled, it did not appear to be loading when the server loaded. I set the suid bit on the cgi, and the cgi ran as the owner. However, I was able to run cgi's as root. Also, I replaced my apache installation with the original, which was NOT configured to run suEXEC, and the cgi's continued to execute as the owner.
>How-To-Repeat:
chmod 4711 file.cgi; this sets the setuid bit, and apahce will execute the file as the owner.
>Fix:

>Audit-Trail:
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