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CVE-2001-0834

Published: Dec 06, 2001 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0834
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
HtdigHtdig*3.1.5 (including)
LinuxConectiva5.0 (including)5.0 (including)
LinuxConectiva5.1 (including)5.1 (including)
LinuxConectiva6.0 (including)6.0 (including)
LinuxConectiva7.0 (including)7.0 (including)
Red Hat Linux 7.1RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 7.2RedHat*

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