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.
References
- DSA-080 vendor-advisory
- CSSA-2001-035.0 vendor-advisory
- CLA-2001:429 vendor-advisory
- 3410 vdb-entry
- SuSE-SA:2001:035 vendor-advisory
- htdig-htsearch-retrieve-files(7263) vdb-entry
- 20011007 Re: Bug found in ht://Dig htsearch CGI mailing-list
- MDKSA-2001:083 vendor-advisory
- htdig-htsearch-infinite-loop(7262) vdb-entry
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=458013&group_id=4593&atid=104593
- RHSA-2001:139 vendor-advisory