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…
- 7.8HighCVSS base score
- 4.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 7.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it.
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Exploit-DB2 entries
- Apache 1.3.31 mod_include - Local Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 587local, linuxpublished 21 Oct 2004Verified
- Apache 1.3.x mod_include - Local Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 24694local, linuxpublished 18 Oct 2004Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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- 14 days later
· 14 days later
Published
- 20 years later
· 20 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.8% · top 7.9% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
21
- OpenPKG-SA-2004.047 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKGx_transferred
- http://www.apacheweek.com/features/security-13 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-081.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDKSA-2004:134 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- apache-modinclude-bo(17785) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 11471 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:816 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 12898 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-594 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 19073 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1011783 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:600 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 102197 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- ADV-2006-0789 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073139 [1/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073139 [3/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073140 [1/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/cvejsontohtml.py security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1888194 [3/13] - /httpd/site/trunk/content/security/json/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073149 [4/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/ security/json/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210330 svn commit: r1073149 [1/13] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/ security/json/ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [httpd-cvs] 20210606 svn commit: r1075470 [1/4] - in /websites/staging/httpd/trunk/content: ./ security/json/CVE-2020-13938.json security/vulnerabilities_13.html security/vulnerabilities_20.html security/vulnerabilities_22.html security/vulnerabilities_24.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2004-0938 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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