The default installation of Apache before 1.3.19 allows remote attackers to list directories instead of the multiview index.html file via an HTTP request for a path that contains many / (slash) characters, which causes the path to be mishandled by (1) mod_negotiation, (2) mod_dir, or (3) mod_autoindex.
www.apacheweek.com/features/security-13
www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-067
www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-077.php3
www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1452.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/168497
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/178066
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/193081
www.securityfocus.com/bid/2503
www.securityfocus.com/cgi-bin/archive.pl?id=1&start=2002-01-27&end=2002-02-02&mid=199857&threads=1
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6921
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