CVE-2001-0131 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

htpasswd and htdigest in Apache 2.0a9, 1.3.14, and others allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Published: 2001-02-14

Score: 2.9 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:1.3.14:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0:alpha9::::::

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0131	htpasswd and htdigest in Apache 2.0a9, 1.3.14, and others allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00114.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97916374410647&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-021
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2182
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5926
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0131
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0131

History

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Subscriptions

Apache Http Server

Debian Debian Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-02-14T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:06:55.294Z

Reserved: 2001-02-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0131

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-03-12T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2001-0131

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2001-01-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2001-0131 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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