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01 Record

CVE-2004-0940

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
4.83% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 91.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2004-10-26 04:00Z22 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-08 00:31Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2004-10-12
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-131Incorrect Calculation of Buffer SizeBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
8bf305bb61602b248a3ff3cef58a8caae2f5d5330aad9636ee5b8422630390fc

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
apachehttp_serverNot specified—
hphp-uxNot specified—
openpkgopenpkgNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatrhel_strongholdNot specified—
redhatstrongholdNot specified—
slackwareslackware_linuxNot specified—
susesuse_linuxNot specified—
trustixsecure_linuxNot specified—

06 References