VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2004-1083
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.88%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2004-12-03
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Description
Apache for Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8 and 10.3.6 restricts access to files in a case sensitive manner, but the Apple HFS+ filesystem accesses files in a case insensitive manner, which allows remote attackers to read .DS_Store files and files beginning with ".ht" using alternate capitalization.
Weakness classification
- CWE-178: Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Patch
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Patch
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory