CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0940

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow vulnerability in the get_tag function in mod_include for Apache 1.3.x through 1.3.32. Local users who can create SSI (XSSI) documents can exploit a length calculation error to execute arbitrary code as the apache user.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization is the possibility of privilege escalation by a local user, which could lead to compromise of the Apache server and data confidentiality.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade Apache to version 1.3.33 or later, which fixes this vulnerability. Also restrict permissions to create SSI documents to trusted users only.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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