CVE-2000-1016 — The default configuration of Apache (httpd.conf) on SuSE 6.4 includes an alias for the /usr/doc directory, which allows remote attackers to read package documentation and obtain system configuration information via an HTTP request for the /doc/packages URL

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The default configuration of Apache (httpd.conf) on SuSE 6.4 includes an alias for the /usr/doc directory, which allows remote attackers to read package documentation and obtain system configuration information via an HTTP request for the /doc/packages URL

Published Jan 22, 2001

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 7.57%

Description

The default configuration of Apache (httpd.conf) on SuSE 6.4 includes an alias for the /usr/doc directory, which allows remote attackers to read package documentation and obtain system configuration information via an HTTP request for the /doc/packages URL.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

7.57% 0.07571

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.07571

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (11 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 2, 2026	7.57% (0.07571)	94.35th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	7.57% (0.07571)	93.73th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 30, 2025	4.26% (0.04264)	87.76th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	7.35% (0.07351)	85.87th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	4.09% (0.04092)	87.82th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	1.90% (0.01904)	89.02th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 10, 2024	1.90% (0.01904)	88.67th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	1.90% (0.01904)	86.67th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	4.19% (0.04187)	87.39th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	4.19% (0.04187)	86.11th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	4.19% (0.04187)	69.86th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (3)

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/84360
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1707
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5276
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/84360		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1707		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5276		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jan 22, 2001

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Nov 24, 2000

Link CVE-2000-1016

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Sep 23, 2026

Link CVE-2000-1016

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2000-1016