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Apache htpasswd Overflow
medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2940
Synopsis
The remote web server could potentially allow remote attackers to manipulate the password database.Description
The remote host appears to be running a version of Apache, an open source web server. This version of Apache is vulnerable to a flaw in the 'htpasswd' utility. This issue is not considered a local flaw, as the program is not run setuid. An attacker exploiting this flaw would need to find a vulnerable Apache Web server that was making a call to 'htpasswd' via a CGI script.Solution
Upgrade or patch according to vendor recommendations.See Also
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-10/0345.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-09/0547.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 2940
Family: Web Servers
Published: 5/26/2005
Updated: 3/6/2019
Nessus ID: 14771
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:apache:http_server