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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2004-2343

Original release date:12/31/2004

Last revised:09/05/2008

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

** DISPUTED ** Apache HTTP Server 2.0.47 and earlier allows local users to bypass .htaccess file restrictions, as specified in httpd.conf with directives such as Deny From All, by using an ErrorDocument directive. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this issue, since the .htaccess mechanism is only intended to restrict external web access, and a local user already has the privileges to perform the same operations without using ErrorDocument.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS v2 Base Score:7.2 (HIGH) (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 10.0

Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Locally exploitable

Access Complexity: Low

Authentication: Not required to exploit

Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

Vendor Statments (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (08/30/2006): Red Hat does not consider this to be a security issue.
Official Statement from Apache (07/02/2008): The .htaccess mechanism is only intended to restrict external web access, and a local user already has the privileges to perform the same operations without using ErrorDocument.

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External Source: XF

Name: apache-httpd-bypass-restriction(15015)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/15015

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20040204 Re: BUG IN APACHE HTTPD SERVER (current version 2.0.47)

Hyperlink:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-02/0120.html

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20040202 Re: BUG IN APACHE HTTPD SERVER (current version 2.0.47)

Hyperlink:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-02/0064.html

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20040131 BUG IN APACHE HTTPD SERVER (current version 2.0.47)

Type: Advisory