CVE-2002-1233

high

Description

A regression error in the Debian distributions of the apache-ssl package (before 1.3.9 on Debian 2.2, and before 1.3.26 on Debian 3.0), for Apache 1.3.27 and earlier, allows local users to read or modify the Apache password file via a symlink attack on temporary files when the administrator runs (1) htpasswd or (2) htdigest, a re-introduction of a vulnerability that was originally identified and addressed by CVE-2001-0131.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5990

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5981

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10413.php

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10412.php

http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-195

http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-188

http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-187

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103480856102007&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-11-04

Updated: 2016-10-18

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: High