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| Vulnerability ID | VCID-ffwk-1yj1-17f9 |
| Aliases |
CVE-2004-0940
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| Summary | A buffer overflow in mod_include could allow a local user who is authorised to create server side include (SSI) files to gain the privileges of a httpd child. |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 2.0 |
| Weighted Severity | 4.8 |
| Risk | 9.6 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| There are no known CWE. |
| Reference id | Reference type | URL |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2004-0940.json | ||
| https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2004-0940 | ||
| 430526 | https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=430526 | |
| CVE-2004-0940 | https://httpd.apache.org/security/json/CVE-2004-0940.json | |
| CVE-2004-0940;OSVDB-12881 | Exploit | https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/24694.c |
| CVE-2004-0940;OSVDB-12881 | Exploit | https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11471/info |
| OSVDB-11003;CVE-2004-0940 | Exploit | https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/587.c |
| RHSA-2004:600 | https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004:600 | |
| RHSA-2004:653 | https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004:653 | |
| RHSA-2005:816 | https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:816 |
| Data source | Exploit-DB |
|---|---|
| Date added | Oct. 18, 2004 |
| Description | Apache 1.3.x mod_include - Local Buffer Overflow |
| Ransomware campaign use | Known |
| Source publication date | Oct. 18, 2004 |
| Exploit type | local |
| Platform | linux |
| Source update date | Jan. 31, 2017 |
| Source URL | https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11471/info |
| Percentile | 0.89365 |
| EPSS Score | 0.05055 |
| Published At | Sept. 20, 2025, 12:55 p.m. |
| Date | Actor | Action | Source | VulnerableCode Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-31T08:28:42.596848+00:00 | Apache HTTPD Importer | Import | https://httpd.apache.org/security/json/CVE-2004-0940.json | 37.0.0 |