National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2004-0747
Original release date:10/20/2004
Last revised:05/13/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Buffer overflow in Apache 2.0.50 and earlier allows local users to gain apache privileges via a .htaccess file that causes the overflow during expansion of environment variables.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial 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 2.0.51:
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_20.html
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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#481998
Name: VU#481998
External Source: REDHAT
Name: RHSA-2004:463
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: apache-env-configuration-bo(17384)
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-1233
External Source: TRUSTIX
Name: 2004-0047
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2004:032
External Source: MANDRAKE
Name: MDKSA-2004:096
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200409-21
External Source: MISC
Name: http://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=205147
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1011303
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 34920
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 12540