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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.

Published

2001-12-06T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application htdig htdig ≤ 3.1.5 Yes
Operating System conectiva linux 5.0 Yes
Operating System conectiva linux 5.1 Yes
Operating System conectiva linux 6.0 Yes
Operating System conectiva linux 7.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 2.2 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 6.3 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 6.4 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 7.0 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 7.1 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 7.2 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux 7.3 Yes
References