Re: Apache 2.x leaked descriptors

Hi,

On Mon, 24 Feb 2003, David M. Wilson wrote:

> On Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 02:46:59PM -0800, jon schatz wrote:
[snipp]
> Ideal permissions on CGI directories do not differ to the permissions on

the point about leaked file descriptors is not about execute permissions.

Apache 2.0 currently execs cgi scripts / server side includes etc... with file descriptors open to all access and error logs on the server and also to a couple of internal pipes.

This means any cgi script can muck around with all access and error logs, read them, truncate them, overwrite them or append funny stuff.

There is a bug in apache 2.0 that prevents closing of these internal resources before running the cgi's.

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