HTTP: Apache htgrep Header Information Leakage
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in htgrep, a Perl CGI script used to query documents from an HTTP server. By default, htgrep places all search output files in wwwroot. Attackers can append a malicious header or footer file containing a relative or absolute pathname to the search output to view arbitrary files.
Extended Description
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files on a system with root-level permission.
References
CVE: CVE-2000-0832
Short Name
HTTP:APACHE:HTGREP-HDR
Severity
Minor
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
None
Category
HTTP
Keywords
Apache CVE-2000-0832 Header Information Leakage htgrep
Release Date
04/22/2003
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3324
False Positive
Unknown
CVSS Score
5.0