CVE-2006-4110 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Apache 2.2.2, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to read source code of CGI programs via a request that contains uppercase (or alternate case) characters that bypass the case-sensitive ScriptAlias directive, but allow access to the file on case-insensitive file systems.

Published: 2006-08-14

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 17.3% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.0.58::win32:::::
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.2::windows:::::
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:2.2.3::windows:::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.17318.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/21490
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1370
http://www.osvdb.org/27913
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442882/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/443487/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19447
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3265
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28357

History

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Subscriptions

Apache Http Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-08-14T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T18:57:45.871Z

Reserved: 2006-08-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-4110

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-08-14T20:04:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-4110

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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