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TITLE:
httpdx Source Code Disclosure Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA37013

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/37013/

DESCRIPTION:
Dr_IDE has discovered a vulnerability in httpdx, which can be
exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive
information.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the handling of
HTTP requests and can be exploited to disclose the source code of
certain scripts (e.g. Perl) by appending "." to a URI.

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.4.4. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Restrict access to trusted users only.

Filter malicious requests with a proxy.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Dr_IDE

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://pocoftheday.blogspot.com/2009/10/httpdx-144-remote-arbitrary-source.html

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