HIGH
security flaw
Published Sep 17, 2004
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.61%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≥ 2.0.35 · < 2.0.51
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
httpd-0:2.0.46-40.ent
Fixed · RHSA-2004:463
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | httpd-0:2.0.46-40.ent | Fixed | RHSA-2004:463 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 5, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
1.61% 0.01607
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01607
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.61% (0.01607) | 75.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.61% (0.01607) | 72.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 1.44% (0.01437) | 80.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 5.37% (0.05373) | 89.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 1.20% (0.01195) | 78.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 5.37% (0.05373) | 89.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 0.46% (0.00464) | 63.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 5.37% (0.05373) | 89.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 0.66% (0.00658) | 70.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 12, 2025 | 5.37% (0.05373) | 89.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 3.81% (0.03810) | 87.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 0.46% (0.00457) | 63.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 3.81% (0.03810) | 87.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 9, 2025 | 0.44% (0.00438) | 60.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.61% (0.01607) | 70.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.44% (0.00438) | 60.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 18.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 15.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 13.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.05% (0.03052) | 83.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.05% (0.03052) | 82.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.05% (0.03052) | 64.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (30)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12540 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkNot Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34920 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkNot Applicable
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011303 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=205147 x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200409-21.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/481998 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:096 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEBroken Link
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_32_apache2.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-463.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0047/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXBroken Link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1233 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkPermissions Required
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0747 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617261 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17384 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatch
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatch
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatch
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatch
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5001ecf3d6b2bdd0b732e527654248abb264f08390045d30709a92f6%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatch
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r734a07156abf332d5ab27fb91d9d962cacfef4f3681e44056f064fa8%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatch
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatch
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8c9983f1172a3415f915ddb7e14de632d2d0c326eb1285755a024165%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatch
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatch
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatch
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd65d8ba68ba17e7deedafbf5bb4899f2ae4dad781d21b931c2941ac3%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatch
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re895fc1736d25c8cf57e102c871613b8aeec9ea26fd8a44e7942b5ab%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatch
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0747
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11561 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0747
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 17, 2004
Updated Jan 16, 2025
Reserved Jul 26, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0747
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Feb 5, 2024