CVE-2001-0834 Information

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.

Reference

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000429 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100260195401753&w=2 http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=458013&group_id=4593&atid=104593 http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-035.0.txt http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-080 http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-083.php3 http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_035_htdig_txt.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-139.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3410 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7262 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7263