CVE-2004-0747 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can gain Apache privileges via a buffer overflow in environment variable expansion triggered by a malicious .htaccess file.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2004-0747?

CVE-2004-0747 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 17 Sep 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-131

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0747?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Http Server.

How do I fix CVE-2004-0747?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2004-0747 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0747 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0747, GHSA-9q6c-grq3-7prg.

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