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CVE-2003-1307 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (The mod_php module for the Apache HTTP Server allows local u)

The mod_php module for the Apache HTTP Server allows local users with write access to PHP scripts to send signals to the server's process group and use the server's file descriptors, as demonstrated by sending a STOP signal, then intercepting incoming connections on the server's TCP port. NOTE: the PHP developer has di

CVE IDCVE-2003-1307
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS score4.3
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2003-12-31
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionThe mod_php module for the Apache HTTP Server allows local users with write access to PHP scripts to send signals to the server's process group and use the server's file descriptors, as demonstrated by sending a STOP signal, then intercepting incoming connections on the server's TCP port. NOTE: the PHP developer has disputed this vulnerability, saying "The opened file descriptors are opened by Apache. It is the job of Apache to protect them ... Not a bug in PHP.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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