Input validation error in Glibc - CVE-2004-1453
Published: October 11, 2017 / Updated: June 3, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110128
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2004-1453
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GNU
Affected software:
Glibc
Glibc
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
GNU glibc 2.3.4 before 2.3.4.20040619, 2.3.3 before 2.3.3.20040420, and 2.3.2 before 2.3.2-r10 does not restrict the use of LD_DEBUG for a setuid program, which allows local users to gain sensitive information, such as the list of symbols used by the program.
How to mitigate CVE-2004-1453
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=59526
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12306
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-16.xml
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-256.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-261.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10963
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17006
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10762