Vulnerability CVE-1999-0678

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0678 (CCN-2084)

Assigned:

1999-01-17

Published:

1999-01-17

Updated:

2020-10-13

Summary:

A default configuration of Apache on Debian GNU/Linux sets the ServerRoot to /usr/doc, which allows remote users to read documentation files for the entire server.

CVSS v3 Severity:

5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Low Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): None

CVSS v2 Severity:

5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): None

5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): None

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-Other

Vulnerability Consequences:

Obtain Information

References:

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Mon, 5 Apr 1999 19:53:35 +0300
An issue with Apache on Debian

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0678

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 48
Apache HTTP Server on Debian /usr/doc Directory Information Disclosure

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
318

Source: CCN
Type: BID-318
Debian Linux httpd Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
apache-debian-usrdoc(2084)

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:apache:http_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

AND

cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

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