CVE-2001-0834 describes a vulnerability in the htsearch CGI program within htdig (ht://Dig) version 3.1.5 and earlier, affecting products like Conectiva, Debian, htdig, and SuSE. Attackers can exploit the -c option to specify an alternate configuration file, leading to denial of service through CPU consumption (e.g., using /dev/zero) or arbitrary file disclosure by pointing to a target file. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.4 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no authentication, and potentially resulting in partial confidentiality and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:htdig:htdig:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
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