CVE-2000-0208

Summary

CVE-2000-0208 is a vulnerability affecting the htdig (ht://Dig) CGI program's htsearch component. An attacker can exploit this weakness by inputting file names enclosed in backticks (`) in certain parameters to htsearch, enabling unauthorized reading of arbitrary files on the targeted system. This issue poses a significant risk to the security of systems running htdig and htsearch, requiring immediate patching to mitigate the threat.

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