FKIE_CVE-2002-1233

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2002-11-04 05:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 21:58
Severity
Summary
A regression error in the Debian distributions of the apache-ssl package (before 1.3.9 on Debian 2.2, and before 1.3.26 on Debian 3.0), for Apache 1.3.27 and earlier, allows local users to read or modify the Apache password file via a symlink attack on temporary files when the administrator runs (1) htpasswd or (2) htdigest, a re-introduction of a vulnerability that was originally identified and addressed by CVE-2001-0131.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103480856102007&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-187
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-188
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-195
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10412.php
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10413.phpVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5981
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5990
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103480856102007&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-187
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-188
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-195
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10412.php
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10413.phpVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5981
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5990
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apache http_server 1.3.17
apache http_server 1.3.17
apache http_server 1.3.18
apache http_server 1.3.18
apache http_server 1.3.19
apache http_server 1.3.19
apache http_server 1.3.20
apache http_server 1.3.20
apache http_server 1.3.22
apache http_server 1.3.22
apache http_server 1.3.23
apache http_server 1.3.23
apache http_server 1.3.24
apache http_server 1.3.24
apache http_server 1.3.25
apache http_server 1.3.25
apache http_server 1.3.26
apache http_server 1.3.26
apache http_server 1.3.27
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