htdig program could allow remote users to read files
| htdig-remote-read (4052) |  High Risk |
Description:
The ht://dig program is a Web indexing and searching system for intranets and small domains. Due to improper validation of form input, a remote attacker could pass a variable to the htsearch CGI that would allow the attacker to read any file on the system that is accessible by the htdig user.
Consequences:
File Manipulation
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of ht://Dig (3.1.5 or later), available from the ht://Dig Web site. See References.
As a workaround, several Unix and Linux vendors have released advisories on htdig with upgrade information available on their Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Feb 28 2000 - 13:51:06 CST: ht://Dig remote information exposure.
- Debian Security Advisory 20000227: htdig: remote users can read files with webserver uid.
- FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-00:06: htdig port allows remote reading of files.
- HT://Dig Web site: Release notes.
- SuSE Security Announcement #42: htdig < 3.1.5.
- TurboLinux Security Announcement TLSA200005-1: htdig-3.1.2-1 and earlier TLSA200005-1.
- BID-1026: ht://dig Arbitrary File Inclusion Vulnerability
- CVE-2000-0208: The htdig (ht://Dig) CGI program htsearch allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by enclosing the file name with backticks (`) in parameters to htsearch.
- OSVDB ID: 89: ht://Dig (htdig) htsearch.cgi Arbitrary File Access
Platforms Affected:
- ht://Dig Group ht://Dig
Reported:
Mar 01, 2000
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