CVE-2000-0234
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe default configuration of Cobalt RaQ2 and RaQ3 as specified in access.conf allows remote attackers to view sensitive contents of a .htaccess file.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe default Apache configuration on Cobalt RaQ2 and RaQ3 servers has a misconfiguration in access.conf that allows remote attackers to retrieve .htaccess files via HTTP requests. Since .htaccess files often contain authentication credentials, directory access controls, and other sensitive configuration directives, exposing them provides attackers with information to further compromise the system.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the system as a Sun Cobalt RaQ2 or RaQ3Run 'uname -a' or check /etc/redhat-release to determine the installed operating system and versionAffected if The system is a Sun Cobalt RaQ2 or RaQ3 with any version installed
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Locate the Apache access.conf fileCheck for the presence of /etc/httpd/conf/access.conf or /etc/apache/access.conf on the systemAffected if The access.conf file exists and contains the default configuration for the affected Apache installation
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Inspect access.conf for .htaccess denial rulesExamine the access.conf file for any 'Files ~ .htaccess' or similar directives that deny HTTP access to .htaccess files. Look for 'deny from all' or 'Order deny,allow' statements surrounding .htaccess configurationAffected if There is no explicit denial rule for .htaccess files, or the configuration uses 'allow from all' which permits access
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Test .htaccess file retrieval via HTTPUse a web browser or curl command to request a known .htaccess file from the server, for example: curl -v http://localhost/.htaccess or attempt to access .htaccess in a subdirectoryAffected if The server returns the contents of .htaccess files (HTTP 200) instead of denying access (HTTP 403)
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Check the AllowOverride directive settingExamine the Apache configuration (httpd.conf or access.conf) for the 'AllowOverride' directive in the directory sections, particularly for the document rootAffected if AllowOverride is set to 'All' or is not explicitly set to 'None' or 'AuthConfig Limit', allowing .htaccess files to override security settings
The system is affected if it is a Sun Cobalt RaQ2 or RaQ3 with the default Apache configuration that permits HTTP retrieval of .htaccess files.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataModify the Apache access.conf to explicitly deny HTTP access to .htaccess files and ensure AllowOverride is properly restricted, then restart the Apache service.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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