>Number:         803
>Category:       general
>Synopsis:       Multiple /// in URLs allowed (e.g. 
>http://host////somefile.html)
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache (Apache HTTP Project)
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Jun 30 10:40:01 1997
>Originator:     [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.2
>Environment:
SunOS leacock 5.5.1 Generic_103640-05 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-1
SunWorks C compiler.

Netscape browsers (3+).
>Description:

Multiple /'s in a URL..

e.g. http://host///file.html

Discovered when another server did a redirect to ours. I've checked a number
of apache powered sites and the same occurs (i.e. allows it through). Causes
wierd log entries, and a few errors for accessing users. Doesn't appear
to affect our CGI stuff yet, but we're still checking.
>How-To-Repeat:

e.g. http://www.apache.org///dist.html
>Fix:
Looks like the URL parsing isn't being strict after the http:// 
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:


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