CVE-2004-0940

Publication date 9 February 2005

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

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.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
apache	7.04 feisty	Fixed 1.3.34-4ubuntu1
	6.10 edgy	Fixed 1.3.34-4ubuntu1
	6.06 LTS dapper	Fixed 1.3.34-2ubuntu0.1

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Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.8 · High
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0940