CVE-2004-0968
GNU libc Catchsegv Symlink Overwrite
Description
The catchsegv script in glibc 2.3.2 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 9, 2005, 5 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.
Source :
cve@mitre.org
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2004-0968
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
that
are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2004-0968.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2004-0968 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2004-0968 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 20, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136318 Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-19.xml Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-636 Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-586.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-261.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11286 Added Reference http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9523 Added Reference https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4-1/ -
CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org
Oct. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9523 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9523 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org
Jul. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/17583 [Vendor Advisory] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org
Dec. 08, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109899903129801&w=2 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by cve@mitre.org
Oct. 18, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=109899903129801&w=2 Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109899903129801&w=2 -
Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov
Jan. 01, 2004
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2004-0968 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2004-0968
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.07 }} -0.06%
score
0.19036
percentile