Description
A regression error in the Debian distributions of the apache-ssl package (before 1.3.9 on Debian 2.2, and before 1.3.26 on Debian 3.0), for Apache 1.3.27 and earlier, allows local users to read or modify the Apache password file via a symlink attack on temporary files when the administrator runs (1) htpasswd or (2) htdigest, a re-introduction of a vulnerability that was originally identified and addressed by CVE-2001-0131.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.6/10
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:NAffected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 4, 2002
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified