CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0747

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in Apache 2.0.50 and earlier allows local users to gain apache privileges via a .htaccess file that causes the overflow during expansion of environment variables.

Risk Assessment

A local attacker can escalate privileges to the Apache user level, potentially leading to unauthorized data access or further server compromise.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade Apache to version 2.0.51 or later, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Apache 2.0.50 and earlier allows local users to gain apache privileges via a .htaccess file that causes the overflow during expansion of environment variables.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS