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SECURITY: mod_spelling allows null default basename

           Summary: SECURITY: mod_spelling allows null default basename
           Product: Apache httpd-1.3
           Version: 1.3.24
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Critical
          Priority: Other
         Component: Other mods
        AssignedTo: [email protected]
        ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED]


There is a very simply way to be able to see the name of the .htaccess file if 
CheckSpelling is turned on.  Or any other file that starts with a ".".  You 
will be 
able to get a list of all of the dot files in a directory, even if indexing is 
turned 
off.  And if the file is readable, you will also be able to click on the link 
and 
read it. 
 
Just use any URL that starts with a ".".  such as "http://www.blah.com/.asp"; 
 
It will look at everything before the dot.  Since the basename is null, it will 
look at all files starting with ".".  This is, to me, unacceptable behavior.  
It 
should not attempt autocompletion on a null basename.  I know that there 
are other issues but anything that provides a list of files that are 
intentionally 
hidden is not correct behavior, IMO. 
 
Thanks for your time.  Please let me know if this is a known issue, if it's not 
an 
issue at all, or what is being done to resolve it.

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