Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU110127

Input validation error in Glibc - CVE-2004-0968

Published: October 11, 2017 / Updated: June 3, 2025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU110127

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2004-0968

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: GNU

Affected software:
Glibc

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to corrupt data.

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

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