hi... I posted the advisory to make administratos aware that it will be still possible to read files with the apache uid even when suEXEC is in place. suEXEC is installed on many hosting providers. I read the cpanel site describing the patches [1], tough standart apache httpd does not have these patches installed. SymLinksIfOwnerMatch will not help in this attack scenario because the .htaccess file overwrites this Options directive. If a hacker sees an apache installation using suEXEC from an attackers perspective it does not matter where the bug resides, either in Apache or in suEXEC. He just wants to circumvent the suEXEC protection so he can go the way described in the text I posted. This will aid him to escalate privileges further. http://docs.cpanel.net/twiki/bin/vief/EasyApache/Apache/SymlinkPatch#Frequently%20Asked%20Questions
