# CVE-2000-1191: Information disclosure in n/a

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

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 12 Sep 2001
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7c6m-w964-4jjh, RHBA-2007:0026

## 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 (Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1191?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `htdig` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 2:3.1.6-7.el3 |
| `htdig-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 2:3.1.6-7.el3 |
| `htdig` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 2:3.1.6-7.el3 |
| `htdig-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 2:3.1.6-7.el3 |
| `htdig` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 2:3.1.6-7.el3 |
| `htdig-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 2:3.1.6-7.el3 |
| `htdig` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 2:3.1.6-7.el3 |
| `htdig-debuginfo` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 2:3.1.6-7.el3 |

Products: 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.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2000-1191 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: n/a. 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-2000-1191/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-1191/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-1191
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1191
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2000-1191

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