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CVE-2004-0940

Published: Oct 26, 2004Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-131
NVD MITRE
7.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
4.8%
Top 9.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-131

Affected Products

http serverapache
On-premWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
openpkgopenpkg
On-prem
DevTools & CI / artifact-registry
hp-uxhp
On-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
slackware linuxslackware
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
suse linuxsuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
apacheoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache http server, apache httpd
openpkgoss-projectDevTools & CI
hpcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka hewlett packard, hpe
slackwareoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka slackware linux
susecommercialDEOperating Systems
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109906660225051&w=2
marc.info
http://secunia.com/advisories/12898/
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/19073
secunia.com
and 18 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Oct 26, 2004
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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