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
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103480856102007&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-187
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-188
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-195
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10412.php
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10413.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5981
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5990
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103480856102007&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-187
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-188
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-195
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10412.php
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10413.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5981
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5990
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 4, 2002
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified