Vulnerability in Conectiva Linux
CVE-2001-0834
htsearch CGI program in htdig (ht://Dig) 3.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to use the -c option to specify an alternate configuration file, which could be used to (1) cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by specifying a large file such as /dev/zero, or (2) read arbitrary files by uploading an alternate configuration file that specifies the target file.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (85.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Conectiva Linux — versions 5.0, 5.1, 6.0
- Htdig
- Debian Linux — versions 2.2
- SUSE Linux — versions 6.3, 6.4, 7.0
References
- www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-080 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-035.0.txt (vendor-advisory)
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/ (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/3410 (vdb-entry)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_035_htdig_txt.html (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7263 (vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-083.php3 (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7262 (vdb-entry)
- sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php