htsearch CGI program in htdig (ht://Dig) 3.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to use the -c option to specify an alternate configuration file, which could be used to (1) cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by specifying a large file such as /dev/zero, or (2) read arbitrary files by uploading an alternate configuration file that specifies the target file.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00

Updated: 2002-02-26T00:00:00

Reserved: 2001-11-22T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2001-0834

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-12-06T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2017-10-10T01:29:53.687


Link: CVE-2001-0834

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