CVE-2001-0131

LowCVSS 3.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

htpasswd and htdigest in Apache 2.0a9, 1.3.14, and others allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 3.3/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97916374410647&w=2Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-021Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2182Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5926Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97916374410647&w=2Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-021Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2182Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5926Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Mar 12, 2001
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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