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Vulnerability details: VCID-zn9e-rcpj-yuax
Vulnerability ID VCID-zn9e-rcpj-yuax
Aliases CVE-2004-0940
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 7.0
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-131 Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size
System Score Found at
epss 0.03684 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2004-0940
epss 0.03684 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2004-0940
epss 0.03684 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2004-0940
epss 0.03684 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2004-0940
epss 0.03684 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2004-0940
epss 0.03684 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2004-0940
epss 0.03684 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2004-0940
epss 0.03684 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2004-0940
epss 0.03684 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2004-0940
epss 0.03684 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2004-0940
apache_httpd moderate https://httpd.apache.org/security/json/CVE-2004-0940.json
cvssv2 6.9 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0940
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0940
Reference id Reference type URL
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109906660225051&w=2
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2004-0940.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2004-0940
http://secunia.com/advisories/12898/
http://secunia.com/advisories/19073
http://securitytracker.com/id?1011783
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17785
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5419c9ba0951ef73a655362403d12bb8d10fab38274deb3f005816f5%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r734a07156abf332d5ab27fb91d9d962cacfef4f3681e44056f064fa8%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd65d8ba68ba17e7deedafbf5bb4899f2ae4dad781d21b931c2941ac3%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re895fc1736d25c8cf57e102c871613b8aeec9ea26fd8a44e7942b5ab%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf2f0f3611f937cf6cfb3b4fe4a67f69885855126110e1e3f2fb2728e%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102197-1
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-081.htm
http://www.apacheweek.com/features/security-13
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-594
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:134
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-600.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-816.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11471
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0789
430526 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=430526
cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:http_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:11.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:current:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:current:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:trustix:secure_linux:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:trustix:secure_linux:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2004-0940 https://httpd.apache.org/security/json/CVE-2004-0940.json
CVE-2004-0940 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0940
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
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0940
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0940
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.87871
EPSS Score 0.03684
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:36:12.978228+00:00 Apache HTTPD Importer Import https://httpd.apache.org/security/json/CVE-2004-0940.json 38.0.0