National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2004-0940
Original release date:02/09/2005
Last revised:09/10/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
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.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
3.4
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
- Official Statement from Apache (07/02/2008)
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Fixed in Apache HTTP Server 1.3.33:
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_13.html
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External Source: BID
Name: 11471
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: OPENPKG
Name: OpenPKG-SA-2004.047
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: apache-modinclude-bo(17785)
Type: Advisory
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2005:816
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2004:600
External Source: MANDRAKE
Name: MDKSA-2004:134
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2006-0789
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-594
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.apacheweek.com/features/security-13
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-081.htm
External Source: SUNALERT
Name: 102197
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1011783
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 19073
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 12898