FKIE_CVE-2001-0834

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2001-12-06 05:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 21:55
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000429Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100260195401753&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=458013&group_id=4593&atid=104593
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-035.0.txt
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-080Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-083.php3
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_035_htdig_txt.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-139.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3410
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7262
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7263
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000429Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100260195401753&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=458013&group_id=4593&atid=104593
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-035.0.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-080Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-083.php3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_035_htdig_txt.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-139.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3410
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7262
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7263
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
htdig htdig *
conectiva linux 5.0
conectiva linux 5.1
conectiva linux 6.0
conectiva linux 7.0
debian debian_linux 2.2
suse suse_linux 6.3
suse suse_linux 6.4
suse suse_linux 7.0
suse suse_linux 7.1
suse suse_linux 7.2
suse suse_linux 7.3
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T21:55:03.360",
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