CVE-2000-1191 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can determine the server's physical path by requesting a non-existent configuration file, exposing internal directory structures.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2000-1191?

CVE-2000-1191 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

htsearch program in htDig 3.2 beta, 3.1.6, 3.1.5, and earlier allows remote attackers to determine the physical path of the server by requesting a non-existent configuration file using the config parameter, which generates an error message that includes the full path.

Weakness: CWE-209

Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1191?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (8)
htdig Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asAll versions2:3.1.6-7.el3
htdig-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::asAll versions2:3.1.6-7.el3
htdig Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktopAll versions2:3.1.6-7.el3
htdig-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktopAll versions2:3.1.6-7.el3
htdig Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::esAll versions2:3.1.6-7.el3
htdig-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::esAll versions2:3.1.6-7.el3
htdig Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::wsAll versions2:3.1.6-7.el3
htdig-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::wsAll versions2:3.1.6-7.el3

Products include Htdig Project Htdig.

How do I fix CVE-2000-1191?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2000-1191 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-1191 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7c6m-w964-4jjh, RHBA-2007:0026.

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