First published: Tue Nov 14 2000(Updated: )
The default configuration of mod_perl for Apache as installed on Mandrake Linux 6.1 through 7.1 sets the /perl/ directory to be browseable, which allows remote attackers to list the contents of that directory.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Mandrake Linux | =7.0 | |
Mandrake Linux | =7.1 | |
Mandrake Linux | =6.1 |
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CVE-2000-0883 is considered to be of medium severity due to the potential for directory listing and information disclosure.
To fix CVE-2000-0883, update the mod_perl configuration to restrict access to the /perl/ directory and make it non-browsable.
CVE-2000-0883 affects Mandrake Linux versions 6.1, 7.0, and 7.1.
CVE-2000-0883 can be exploited by remote attackers to list the contents of the /perl/ directory.
There is no specific patch for CVE-2000-0883; the issue can be resolved by properly configuring the web server.