CVE-2004-0940 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2004-0940

Buffer overflow in the get_tag function in mod_include for Apache...

Vulnerability Description

Buffer overflow in the get_tag function in mod_include for Apache 1.3.x to 1.3.32 allows local users who can create SSI documents to execute arbitrary code as the apache user via SSI (XSSI) documents that trigger a length calculation error.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

http server, openpkg, hp-ux, slackware linux, suse linux, secure linux
Vulnerable Versions:
1.3, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 11.00, 11.11, 11.20, 11.22, 8.0, 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, current, 8.2, 9.2, 1.5

Timeline

Official Publish: October 26th, 2004
Last Modified: August 8th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.