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Test ID:10056
Category:Web application abuses
Title:/doc directory browsable
Summary:The /doc directory is browsable.; /doc shows the content of the /usr/doc directory and therefore it shows which programs and - important! - the version of the installed programs.
Description:Summary:
The /doc directory is browsable.
/doc shows the content of the /usr/doc directory and therefore it shows which programs and - important! - the version of the installed programs.

Solution:
Use access restrictions for the /doc directory.
If you use Apache you might use this in your access.conf:


AllowOverride None
order deny, allow
deny from all
allow from localhost


CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 318
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-1999-0678
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/318
Bugtraq: 19990405 An issue with Apache on Debian (Google Search)
XForce ISS Database: apache-debian-usrdoc
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2000 Hendrik Scholz

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