CVE-2000-0039

Medium

Description

AltaVista search engine allows remote attackers to read files above the document root via a .. (dot dot) in the query.cgi CGI program.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
ProductAltavista Search Intranet
PublishedDec 29, 1999
First seenDec 29, 1999

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
altavista search_intranet2.0b, 2.3a—

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