CVE-2004-0968
The catchsegv script in glibc 2.3.2 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
02 Description
The catchsegv script in glibc 2.3.2 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 33.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2004-10-20 04:00Z22 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 00:38Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2004-10-19
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 6da4325c33531a1ba0103950720b477c3c3c3e026afd48828a9790a23e1d4636
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.debian.orgDSA-636http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-636
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:9523https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9523
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2005:261http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-261.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comscript-temporary-file-overwrite(17583)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583
- www.securityfocus.com11286http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11286
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-4-1https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4-1/
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200410-19http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-19.xml
- www.trustix.org2004-0050http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttp://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136318
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2004:586http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-586.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- glibc Fixed in 2.3.2.ds1-19
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- glibc Fixed in 2.3.2.ds1-19
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- glibc Fixed in 2.3.2.ds1-19
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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