mod_access/10158: Directory named .htaccess is treated as file .htaccess

[Romus <ro...@slonko.pl>]

>Number:         10158
>Category:       mod_access
>Synopsis:       Directory named .htaccess is treated as file .htaccess
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Mar 13 00:30:00 PST 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     romus@slonko.pl
>Release:        1.3.20
>Organization:
apache
>Environment:
Windows 2000 Professional, PHP 4.0.6
>Description:
If directory named .htaccess is created in directory with AllowOverride AuthConfig.
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Error logs:

[Wed Mar 13 08:53:24 2002] [crit] [client 195.205.113.85] (13)Permission denied: f:/1_modyfikowane/.htaccess pcfg_openfile: unable to check htaccess file, ensure it is readable

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Access logs:

195.205.113.85 - - [13/Mar/2002:08:53:26 +0100] "GET /style.css HTTP/1.1" 403 280
195.205.113.85 - - [13/Mar/2002:08:53:26 +0100] "GET /teleton%20new/intro.htm HTTP/1.1" 403 292
195.205.113.85 - - [13/Mar/2002:08:53:35 +0100] "GET /teleton%20new/main.htm HTTP/1.1" 403 291
195.205.113.85 - - [13/Mar/2002:08:53:37 +0100] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 403 271

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httpd.conf:
.....
    AliasMatch "^/([^/]+)/(.*)" "f:/1_modyfikowane/$1/www/$2"
    <DirectoryMatch "f:/1_modyfikowane/([^/]*)/www/(.*)">
	Options ExecCGI MultiViews
        AllowOverride AuthConfig
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
    </DirectoryMatch>


    AliasMatch "^/([^/\.]+)" "f:/1_modyfikowane/$1/www"
    <DirectoryMatch "f:/1_modyfikowane/([^/]*)/www">
	Options ExecCGI MultiViews
        AllowOverride AuthConfig
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
    </DirectoryMatch>


    AliasMatch "^/" "f:/1_modyfikowane/"
    <DirectoryMatch "f:/1_modyfikowane/">
	Options ExecCGI MultiViews
        AllowOverride AuthConfig
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
    </DirectoryMatch>
.....

>How-To-Repeat:
Create such directory?
>Fix:
Mayby it's not worth to fix, because of speed issue with additional stat() calls, but this might interfer with .htaccess files.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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