ht://Dig Configuration File Path Disclosure Vulnerability
BID:4366
Info
ht://Dig Configuration File Path Disclosure Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 4366 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: | |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Mar 26 2002 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Mar 26 2002 12:00AM |
| Credit: | This vulnerability discovery credited to Craig Davison <[email protected]>. |
| Vulnerable: |
The ht://Dig Group ht://Dig 3.2 0b4 The ht://Dig Group ht://Dig 3.2 0b3 The ht://Dig Group ht://Dig 3.2 0b2 The ht://Dig Group ht://Dig 3.2 .0 The ht://Dig Group ht://Dig 3.1.6 The ht://Dig Group ht://Dig 3.1.5 -8 The ht://Dig Group ht://Dig 3.1.5 -7 The ht://Dig Group ht://Dig 3.1.5 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
ht://Dig Configuration File Path Disclosure Vulnerability
ht://Dig is a freely available, open source search engine. It is developed and maintained by the ht://Dig project, and functions on the Unix and Linux operating systems.
When the htsearch component of ht://Dig is executed with a 'config' variable supplied, and erroneous or nonsensical data supplied as the argument to the config variable, ht://Dig returns the full path of the configuration file directory for ht://Dig. Additionally, the 'config' variable being accessible by any user may allow the ht://Dig program to load arbitrary files as configuration.
ht://Dig is a freely available, open source search engine. It is developed and maintained by the ht://Dig project, and functions on the Unix and Linux operating systems.
When the htsearch component of ht://Dig is executed with a 'config' variable supplied, and erroneous or nonsensical data supplied as the argument to the config variable, ht://Dig returns the full path of the configuration file directory for ht://Dig. Additionally, the 'config' variable being accessible by any user may allow the ht://Dig program to load arbitrary files as configuration.
Exploit / POC
ht://Dig Configuration File Path Disclosure Vulnerability
No exploit is required for this vulnerability.
No exploit is required for this vulnerability.
Solution / Fix
ht://Dig Configuration File Path Disclosure Vulnerability
Solution:
Currently the SecurityFocus staff are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.
Solution:
Currently the SecurityFocus staff are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.
References
ht://Dig Configuration File Path Disclosure Vulnerability
References:
References:
- ht://Dig Homepage (ht://Dig Group)