CVE-2001-0834 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2001-0834

htsearch CGI program in htdig (ht://Dig) 3.1.5 and earlier allows...

Vulnerability Description

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.

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

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

htdig, linux, debian linux, suse linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 7.0, 2.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3

Timeline

Official Publish: March 9th, 2002
Last Modified: August 8th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.