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Status published
Medium
CVE-2000-0039
AltaVista search engine allows remote attackers to read files above...
Vulnerability Description
AltaVista search engine allows remote attackers to read files above the document root via a .. (dot dot) in the query.cgi CGI program.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
altavista
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search intranet
Vulnerable Versions:
2.0b, 2.3a
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 22nd, 2000
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 17th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.