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
Medium 5.0
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Check this codebase for CVE-2000-1016 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2000-1016 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Suse Suse Linux, published on 22 Jan 2001.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-1016 exists.
Affected product: Suse Suse Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-1016/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-1016/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-1016?
CVE-2000-1016 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Suse Suse Linux, published on 22 Jan 2001.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1016?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Suse Suse Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2000-1016?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1016 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2000-1016 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-1016 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-68gh-xx2q-59p5.