The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
** DISPUTED ** Apache HTTP Server 2.0.47 and earlier allows local users to bypass .htaccess file restrictions, as specified in httpd.conf with directives such as Deny From All, by using an ErrorDocument directive. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this issue, since the .htaccess mechanism is only intended to restrict external web access, and a local user already has the privileges to perform the same operations without using ErrorDocument.
Find out more about CVE-2004-2343 from the
MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and
NIST NVD.
Statement
Red Hat does not consider this to be a security issue.