Apache Artificially Long Slash Path Directory Listing Vulnerability

BID:2503

Info

Apache Artificially Long Slash Path Directory Listing Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 2503
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2001-0925
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 13 2001 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 06:06AM
Credit: This vulnerablity was announced to Bugtraq by Dan Harkless <[email protected]> on March 12, 2001, and was originally announced by Martin Kraemer <[email protected]> on March 12, 2001.
Vulnerable: Apache Apache 1.3.17
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 1.0.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
+ OpenBSD OpenBSD 2.8
+ SuSE Linux 7.1
Apache Apache 1.3.17
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98SE
- Microsoft Windows 98SE
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Apache Apache 1.3.14
+ EnGarde Secure Linux 1.0.1
- MandrakeSoft Single Network Firewall 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.11
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.10
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.9
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.8
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.7
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.6
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.5
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.4
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.3
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.2
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.1
+ SGI IRIX 6.5
Apache Apache 1.3.12
+ NetScreen NetScreen-Global PRO Express Policy Manager Server
+ NetScreen NetScreen-Global PRO Policy Manager Server
+ OpenBSD OpenBSD 2.8
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
+ Sun Cobalt ManageRaQ v2 3599BD
+ Sun Cobalt Qube3 4000WG
+ Sun Cobalt RaQ XTR 3500R
+ Sun Cobalt RaQ4 3001R
+ SuSE Linux 7.0 sparc
+ SuSE Linux 7.0
Apache Apache 1.3.9
+ Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
+ Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
+ Debian Linux 2.2 arm
+ Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
+ Debian Linux 2.2 68k
+ Debian Linux 2.2
+ NetScreen NetScreen-Global PRO Express Policy Manager Server
+ NetScreen NetScreen-Global PRO Policy Manager Server
+ Sun Solaris 8_x86
+ Sun Solaris 8_sparc
+ Sun SunOS 5.8 _x86
+ Sun SunOS 5.8
Apache Apache 1.3.4
+ BSDI BSD/OS 4.0
Apache Apache 1.3.3
+ Redhat Linux 5.2 sparc
+ Redhat Linux 5.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 5.2 alpha
Not Vulnerable: Apache Apache 1.3.22
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 1.0.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1 ia64
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 1.0
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 ia64
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.1 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.0 alpha
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 sparc
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
+ Redhat Linux 6.2 alpha
Apache Apache 1.3.20
- HP HP-UX 11.22
- HP HP-UX 11.20
+ MandrakeSoft Single Network Firewall 7.2
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.18
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.17
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.16
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.15
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.14 m
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.14 f
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.14
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.13 m
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.13 f
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.13
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.12 m
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.12 f
+ SGI IRIX 6.5.12
+ Slackware Linux 8.0
+ Sun Cobalt Control Station 4100CS
+ Sun Cobalt RaQ 550
+ Sun Solaris 9_x86 Update 2
+ Sun Solaris 9_x86
+ Sun Solaris 9
+ Sun SunOS 5.9 _x86
+ Sun SunOS 5.9
+ SuSE Linux 7.3 sparc
+ SuSE Linux 7.3 ppc
+ SuSE Linux 7.3 i386
+ SuSE Linux 7.3
Apache Apache 1.3.19
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3
- Caldera OpenLinux 2.4
+ Debian Linux 2.3
- Digital (Compaq) TRU64/DIGITAL UNIX 5.0
- Digital (Compaq) TRU64/DIGITAL UNIX 4.0 g
- Digital (Compaq) TRU64/DIGITAL UNIX 4.0 f
+ EnGarde Secure Linux 1.0.1
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 4.2
- FreeBSD FreeBSD 3.5.1
- HP HP-UX 11.11
- HP HP-UX 11.0 4
- HP HP-UX 11.0
- HP HP-UX 10.20
+ HP Secure OS software for Linux 1.0
- HP VirtualVault 4.5
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
- Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.1
- NetBSD NetBSD 1.5.1
- NetBSD NetBSD 1.5
+ OpenBSD OpenBSD 2.9
- OpenBSD OpenBSD 2.8
+ OpenBSD OpenBSD 3.0
- Redhat Linux 7.1
- Redhat Linux 7.0
- Redhat Linux 6.2
- SCO eDesktop 2.4
- SCO eServer 2.3.1
- SGI IRIX 6.5.9
- SGI IRIX 6.5.8
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
- Sun Solaris 7.0
+ SuSE Linux 7.2 i386
+ SuSE Linux 7.2
+ SuSE Linux 7.1 x86
+ SuSE Linux 7.1 sparc
+ SuSE Linux 7.1 ppc
+ SuSE Linux 7.1 alpha
+ SuSE Linux 7.1
+ SuSE Linux 7.0 sparc
+ SuSE Linux 7.0 ppc
+ SuSE Linux 7.0 i386
+ SuSE Linux 7.0 alpha
+ SuSE Linux 7.0
+ SuSE Linux 6.4 ppc
+ SuSE Linux 6.4 i386
+ SuSE Linux 6.4 alpha
+ SuSE Linux 6.4

Discussion

Apache Artificially Long Slash Path Directory Listing Vulnerability

Apache HTTPD is the Apache Web Server, freely distributed and actively maintained by the Apache Software Foundation. It is a freely available and widely used software package, included with various implementations of the UNIX operating system and can be used on Microsoft Windows operating systems.

A problem in the package could allow directory indexing and path discovery. In a default configuration, Apache enables mod_dir, mod_autoindex, and mod_negotiation. However, by sending the Apache server a custom-crafted request consisting of a long path name created artificially by using numerous slashes, an attacker can cause these modules to misbehave, allowing the attacker to escape the error page and to gain a listing of the directory contents.

This vulnerability allows a malicious remote user to launch an information-gathering attack, which could potentially result in a compromise of the system. Additionally, this vulnerability affects all releases of Apache previous to 1.3.19.

Exploit / POC

Solution / Fix

Apache Artificially Long Slash Path Directory Listing Vulnerability

Solution:
Upgrades available:


Apache Apache 1.3.12

Apache Apache 1.3.14

Apache Apache 1.3.17

Apache Apache 1.3.17

Apache Apache 1.3.9

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Apache Artificially Long Slash Path Directory Listing Vulnerability

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