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.
Published: 2002-03-09
Score: 6.4 Medium
EPSS: 2.5% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2001-0817 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:37:07.249Z

Reserved: 2001-11-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2001-0834

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-12-06T05:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2001-0834

cve-icon Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2001-10-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2001-0834 - Bugzilla

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