PT-2002-2851 · Perl · Perl-Httpd

Published 2002-12-31 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-2131

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Perl-HTTPd versions prior to 1.0.2

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to view arbitrary files by utilizing a .. (dot dot) in an unknown argument, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 1.0.2, update to version 1.0.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to sensitive files and directories to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-2131

Affected Products

Perl-Httpd

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2131 · Security Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/10992.php · Patch
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/6497 · Patch
• http://citrustech.net/~chrisj/perl-httpd/INFO.txt · Note