mod_rewrite in Apache 1.3.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files if a RewriteRule directive is expanded to include a filename whose name contains a regular expression.
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5310
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1728
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-095.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-088.html
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-060-2.php3?dis=7.1
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2000-035.0.txt
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/hp/2000-q4/0021.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0174.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-09/0352.html