security flaw
Published Mar 9, 2002
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.63%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 2.2
- 6.3
- 6.4
- 7.0
- 7.1
- 7.2
- 7.3
No data.
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:139
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:139
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:139 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:139 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.63% (0.02635) | 85.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.63% (0.02635) | 83.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.51% (0.02512) | 84.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.56% (0.01563) | 87.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 7, 2024 | 1.56% (0.01563) | 87.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.56% (0.01563) | 85.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (15)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000429 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100260195401753&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=458013&group_id=4593&atid=104593 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-035.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-080 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-083.php3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_035_htdig_txt.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-139.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3410 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0834 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616622 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7262 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7263 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0834
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0834
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.