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National Vulnerability Database

National Vulnerability Database

NVD

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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2001-0925 Detail

Description

The default installation of Apache before 1.3.19 allows remote attackers to list directories instead of the multiview index.html file via an HTTP request for a path that contains many / (slash) characters, which causes the path to be mishandled by (1) mod_negotiation, (2) mod_dir, or (3) mod_autoindex.


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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Apache (07/02/2008)

Fixed in Apache HTTP Server 1.3.19: http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_13.html

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://www.apacheweek.com/features/security-13 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-067 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-077.php3 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1452.html CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/168497 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/178066 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/193081 CVE, MITRE Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2503 CVE, MITRE Exploit  Patch  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/cgi-bin/archive.pl?id=1&start=2002-01-27&end=2002-02-02&mid=199857&threads=1 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6921 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5419c9ba0951ef73a655362403d12bb8d10fab38274deb3f005816f5%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E CVE, MITRE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E CVE, MITRE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf2f0f3611f937cf6cfb3b4fe4a67f69885855126110e1e3f2fb2728e%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E CVE, MITRE
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2001-0925
NVD Published Date:
03/12/2001
NVD Last Modified:
04/02/2025
Source:
MITRE