CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-1344

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in htdigest in Apache 2.0.52 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long realm argument. NOTE: since htdigest is normally only locally accessible and not setuid or setgid, there are few attack vectors which would lead to an escalation of privileges, unless htdigest is executed from a CGI program. Therefore this may not be a vulnerability.

Risk Assessment

The risk for organizations is low in typical configurations, but may increase if htdigest is used in CGI scripts, potentially allowing remote code execution.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade Apache to a version later than 2.0.52 and avoid using htdigest in a CGI context without proper security measures.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in htdigest in Apache 2.0.52 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long realm argument. NOTE: since htdigest is normally only locally accessible and not setuid or setgid, there are few attack vectors which would lead to an escalation of privileges, unless htdigest is executed from a CGI program. Therefore this may not be a vulnerability.

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