Input validation error in Glibc - CVE-2004-1382

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Input validation error in Glibc - CVE-2004-1382

Published: October 18, 2016 / Updated: June 3, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU110129
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-2004-1382
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 glibcbug script in glibc 2.3.4 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-0968.


How to mitigate CVE-2004-1382

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources