When document is on smbfs, a trailing backslash at the end of file name bypasses content type match
Published Dec 21, 2007
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 38.04%
Description
Apache HTTP Server, when running on Linux with a document root on a Windows share mounted using smbfs, allows remote attackers to obtain unprocessed content such as source files for .php programs via a trailing "\" (backslash), which is not handled by the intended AddType directive.
Affected products
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Configuration 1
Running on/with
- n/a
- 2.2.6
Configuration 2
- 2.2.6
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Old versions of the Linux 2.4 kernel allowed the lookup of names containing backslashes over smbfs -- so there were multiple names which would reference any particular file, allowing the bypass of Apache controls such as AddType. Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5. This issue was corrected with a backported patch for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 by RHSA-2007:0672. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-6514
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 38.04% (0.38042) | 98.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 38.04% (0.38042) | 98.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 28, 2026 | 12.90% (0.12905) | 94.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 9.68% (0.09678) | 92.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 17.25% (0.17251) | 94.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 9.68% (0.09678) | 92.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 17.25% (0.17251) | 94.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 9.68% (0.09678) | 92.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 17.25% (0.17251) | 94.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.45% (0.09451) | 92.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 16.49% (0.16486) | 91.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.02% (0.09018) | 92.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.02% (0.01024) | 84.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.50% (0.00502) | 76.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 0.61% (0.00608) | 78.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 17, 2023 | 0.61% (0.00608) | 76.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00655) | 76.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.73% (0.00728) | 77.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.48% (0.05476) | 90.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.48% (0.05476) | 89.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.48% (0.05476) | 76.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3479 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485316/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26939 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6514 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=426548 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39158 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6514
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6514
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3479 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485316/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26939 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6514 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=426548 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39158 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6514 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-6514 |
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