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CVE-2004-0968

Published: Feb 09, 2005 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0968
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

The catchsegv script in glibc 2.3.2 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
GlibcGnu2.0 (including)2.0 (including)
GlibcGnu2.0.1 (including)2.0.1 (including)
GlibcGnu2.0.2 (including)2.0.2 (including)
GlibcGnu2.0.3 (including)2.0.3 (including)
GlibcGnu2.0.4 (including)2.0.4 (including)
GlibcGnu2.0.5 (including)2.0.5 (including)
GlibcGnu2.0.6 (including)2.0.6 (including)
GlibcGnu2.1 (including)2.1 (including)
GlibcGnu2.1.1 (including)2.1.1 (including)
GlibcGnu2.1.1.6 (including)2.1.1.6 (including)
GlibcGnu2.1.2 (including)2.1.2 (including)
GlibcGnu2.1.3 (including)2.1.3 (including)
GlibcGnu2.1.3.10 (including)2.1.3.10 (including)
GlibcGnu2.1.9 (including)2.1.9 (including)
GlibcGnu2.2 (including)2.2 (including)
GlibcGnu2.2.1 (including)2.2.1 (including)
GlibcGnu2.2.2 (including)2.2.2 (including)
GlibcGnu2.2.3 (including)2.2.3 (including)
GlibcGnu2.2.4 (including)2.2.4 (including)
GlibcGnu2.2.5 (including)2.2.5 (including)
GlibcGnu2.3 (including)2.3 (including)
GlibcGnu2.3.1 (including)2.3.1 (including)
GlibcGnu2.3.2 (including)2.3.2 (including)
GlibcGnu2.3.3 (including)2.3.3 (including)
GlibcGnu2.3.4 (including)2.3.4 (including)
GlibcGnu2.3.10 (including)2.3.10 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3RedHatglibc-0:2.3.2-95.30*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1RedHat*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1RedHat*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1RedHat*
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1RedHat*
GlibcUbuntudapper*
GlibcUbuntudevel*
GlibcUbuntuedgy*
GlibcUbuntufeisty*

References

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