Vulnerabilities > CVE-2001-0131

047910
CVSS 1.2 - LOW
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
HIGH
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
NONE
local
high complexity
apache
immunix
redhat
nessus

Summary

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

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Apache
1
Application
Immunix
1
OS
Redhat
1

Nessus

  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-187.NASL
    descriptionAccording to David Wagner, iDEFENSE and the Apache HTTP Server Project, several remotely exploitable vulnerabilities have been found in the Apache package, a commonly used webserver. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to enact a denial of service against a server or execute a cross scripting attack. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project identified the following vulnerabilities : - CAN-2002-0839: A vulnerability exists on platforms using System V shared memory based scoreboards. This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute code under the Apache UID to exploit the Apache shared memory scoreboard format and send a signal to any process as root or cause a local denial of service attack. - CAN-2002-0840: Apache is susceptible to a cross site scripting vulnerability in the default 404 page of any web server hosted on a domain that allows wildcard DNS lookups. - CAN-2002-0843: There were some possible overflows in the utility ApacheBench (ab) which could be exploited by a malicious server. - CAN-2002-1233: A race condition in the htpasswd and htdigest program enables a malicious local user to read or even modify the contents of a password file or easily create and overwrite files as the user running the htpasswd (or htdigest respectively) program. - CAN-2001-0131: htpasswd and htdigest in Apache 2.0a9, 1.3.14, and others allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack. This is the same vulnerability as CAN-2002-1233, which was fixed in potato already but got lost later and was never applied upstream. - NO-CAN: Several buffer overflows have been found in the ApacheBench (ab) utility that could be exploited by a remote server returning very long strings. These problems have been fixed in version 1.3.26-0woody3 for the current stable distribution (woody) and in 1.3.9-14.3 for the old stable distribution (potato). Corrected packages for the unstable distribution (sid) are expected soon.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id15024
    published2004-09-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/15024
    titleDebian DSA-187-1 : apache - several vulnerabilities
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-187. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(15024);
      script_version("1.21");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:17");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2001-0131", "CVE-2002-0839", "CVE-2002-0840", "CVE-2002-0843", "CVE-2002-1233");
      script_bugtraq_id(2182, 5847, 5884, 5887, 5995);
      script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"187");
    
      script_name(english:"Debian DSA-187-1 : apache - several vulnerabilities");
      script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "According to David Wagner, iDEFENSE and the Apache HTTP Server
    Project, several remotely exploitable vulnerabilities have been found
    in the Apache package, a commonly used webserver. These
    vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to enact a denial of service
    against a server or execute a cross scripting attack. The Common
    Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project identified the following
    vulnerabilities :
    
      - CAN-2002-0839: A vulnerability exists on platforms using
        System V shared memory based scoreboards. This
        vulnerability allows an attacker to execute code under
        the Apache UID to exploit the Apache shared memory
        scoreboard format and send a signal to any process as
        root or cause a local denial of service attack.
      - CAN-2002-0840: Apache is susceptible to a cross site
        scripting vulnerability in the default 404 page of any
        web server hosted on a domain that allows wildcard DNS
        lookups.
    
      - CAN-2002-0843: There were some possible overflows in the
        utility ApacheBench (ab) which could be exploited by a
        malicious server.
    
      - CAN-2002-1233: A race condition in the htpasswd and
        htdigest program enables a malicious local user to read
        or even modify the contents of a password file or easily
        create and overwrite files as the user running the
        htpasswd (or htdigest respectively) program.
    
      - CAN-2001-0131: htpasswd and htdigest in Apache 2.0a9,
        1.3.14, and others allows local users to overwrite
        arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
    
        This is the same vulnerability as CAN-2002-1233, which
        was fixed in potato already but got lost later and was
        never applied upstream.
    
      - NO-CAN: Several buffer overflows have been found in the
        ApacheBench (ab) utility that could be exploited by a
        remote server returning very long strings.
    These problems have been fixed in version 1.3.26-0woody3 for the
    current stable distribution (woody) and in 1.3.9-14.3 for the old
    stable distribution (potato). Corrected packages for the unstable
    distribution (sid) are expected soon."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-187"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Upgrade the Apache package immediately."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:apache");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2002/11/04");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/09/29");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2002/10/02");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("debian_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (deb_check(release:"2.2", prefix:"apache", reference:"1.3.9-14.3")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"2.2", prefix:"apache-common", reference:"1.3.9-14.3")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"2.2", prefix:"apache-dev", reference:"1.3.9-14.3")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"2.2", prefix:"apache-doc", reference:"1.3.9-14.3")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"apache", reference:"1.3.26-0woody3")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"apache-common", reference:"1.3.26-0woody3")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"apache-dev", reference:"1.3.26-0woody3")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"3.0", prefix:"apache-doc", reference:"1.3.26-0woody3")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-021.NASL
    descriptionWireX have found some occurrences of insecure opening of temporary files in htdigest and htpasswd. Both programs are not installed setuid or setgid and thus the impact should be minimal. The Apache group has released another security bugfix which fixes a vulnerability in mod_rewrite which may result the remote attacker to access arbitrary files on the web server.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id14858
    published2004-09-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/14858
    titleDebian DSA-021-1 : apache - insecure tempfile bug, broken mod_rewrite
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-195.NASL
    descriptionAccording to David Wagner, iDEFENSE and the Apache HTTP Server Project, several vulnerabilities have been found in the Apache server package, a commonly used webserver. Most of the code is shared between the Apache and Apache-Perl packages, so vulnerabilities are shared as well. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to enact a denial of service against a server or execute a cross site scripting attack, or steal cookies from other website users. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project identified the following vulnerabilities : - CAN-2002-0839: A vulnerability exists on platforms using System V shared memory based scoreboards. This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute code under the Apache UID to exploit the Apache shared memory scoreboard format and send a signal to any process as root or cause a local denial of service attack. - CAN-2002-0840: Apache is susceptible to a cross site scripting vulnerability in the default 404 page of any web server hosted on a domain that allows wildcard DNS lookups. - CAN-2002-0843: There were some possible overflows in the utility ApacheBench (ab) which could be exploited by a malicious server. No such binary programs are distributed by the Apache-Perl package, though. - CAN-2002-1233: A race condition in the htpasswd and htdigest program enables a malicious local user to read or even modify the contents of a password file or easily create and overwrite files as the user running the htpasswd (or htdigest respectively) program. No such binary programs are distributed by the Apache-Perl package, though. - CAN-2001-0131: htpasswd and htdigest in Apache 2.0a9, 1.3.14, and others allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack. No such binary programs are distributed by the Apache-Perl package, though. - NO-CAN: Several buffer overflows have been found in the ApacheBench (ab) utility that could be exploited by a remote server returning very long strings. No such binary programs are distributed by the Apache-Perl package, though. These problems have been fixed in version 1.3.26-1-1.26-0woody2 for the current stable distribution (woody), in 1.3.9-14.1-1.21.20000309-1.1 for the old stable distribution (potato) and in version 1.3.26-1.1-1.27-3-1 for the unstable distribution (sid).
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id15032
    published2004-09-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/15032
    titleDebian DSA-195-1 : apache-perl - several vulnerabilities
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-188.NASL
    descriptionAccording to David Wagner, iDEFENSE and the Apache HTTP Server Project, several vulnerabilities have been found in the Apache package, a commonly used webserver. Most of the code is shared between the Apache and Apache-SSL packages, so vulnerabilities are shared as well. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to enact a denial of service against a server or execute a cross scripting attack, or steal cookies from other web site users. Vulnerabilities in the included legacy programs htdigest, htpasswd and ApacheBench can be exploited when called via CGI. Additionally the insecure temporary file creation in htdigest and htpasswd can also be exploited locally. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project identified the following vulnerabilities : - CAN-2002-0839: A vulnerability exists on platforms using System V shared memory based scoreboards. This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute code under the Apache UID to exploit the Apache shared memory scoreboard format and send a signal to any process as root or cause a local denial of service attack. - CAN-2002-0840: Apache is susceptible to a cross site scripting vulnerability in the default 404 page of any web server hosted on a domain that allows wildcard DNS lookups. - CAN-2002-0843: There were some possible overflows in the utility ApacheBench (ab) which could be exploited by a malicious server. - CAN-2002-1233: A race condition in the htpasswd and htdigest program enables a malicious local user to read or even modify the contents of a password file or easily create and overwrite files as the user running the htpasswd (or htdigest respectively) program. (binaries not included in apache-ssl package though) - CAN-2001-0131: htpasswd and htdigest in Apache 2.0a9, 1.3.14, and others allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack. This is the same vulnerability as CAN-2002-1233, which was fixed in potato already but got lost later and was never applied upstream. (binaries not included in apache-ssl package though) - NO-CAN: Several buffer overflows have been found in the ApacheBench (ab) utility that could be exploited by a remote server returning very long strings. (binary not included in apache-ssl package though) These problems have been fixed in version 1.3.26.1+1.48-0woody3 for the current stable distribution (woody) and in 1.3.9.13-4.2 for the old stable distribution (potato). Corrected packages for the unstable distribution (sid) are expected soon.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id15025
    published2004-09-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2004-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/15025
    titleDebian DSA-188-1 : apache-ssl - several vulnerabilities