CVE-2001-1433

Exp

Cherokee web server before 0.2.7 does not properly drop root privileges after binding to port 80, which could allow remote attackers to gain privileges via other vulnerabilities.

Published: 2001-12-29 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-1433 is rated High Exploit Risk (77.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.44%). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.17% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2001-1433

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-1433

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.27% 3.44% +2.17%
2 2025-03-30 1.05% 1.27% +0.21%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.05% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-1433

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-1433

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-1433

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cherokee cherokee_httpd 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee cherokee_httpd 0.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee cherokee_httpd 0.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee cherokee_httpd 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee cherokee_httpd 0.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherokee cherokee_httpd 0.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:cherokee:cherokee_httpd:0.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-1433

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