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low 2.1

CVE-2004-0968 json

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

published 2004-10-20 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-0966

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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

Patch / fix

  • glibc Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.3.2.ds1-19

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0968

  • glibc RHEL 3 2.3.2-95.30
  • nscd RHEL 3 2.3.2-95.30
  • glibc-utils RHEL 3 2.3.2-95.30
  • glibc-common RHEL 3 2.3.2-95.30
  • glibc-profile RHEL 3 2.3.2-95.30
  • glibc-debuginfo-common RHEL 3 2.3.2-95.30

red hat advisories RHSA-2004:586

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2004-0968 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 nscd 2.3.2-95.30, glibc 2.3.2-95.30, glibc-utils 2.3.2-95.30, glibc-common 2.3.2-95.30, glibc-profile 2.3.2-95.30, glibc-debuginfo-common 2.3.2-95.30 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 nscd 2.3.2-95.30, glibc 2.3.2-95.30, glibc-utils 2.3.2-95.30, glibc-common 2.3.2-95.30, glibc-profile 2.3.2-95.30, glibc-debuginfo-common 2.3.2-95.30
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:586
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:261
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 nscd 2.3.2-95.30, glibc 2.3.2-95.30, glibc-utils 2.3.2-95.30, glibc-common 2.3.2-95.30, glibc-profile 2.3.2-95.30, glibc-debuginfo-common 2.3.2-95.30
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:586
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:261
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 nscd 2.3.2-95.30, glibc 2.3.2-95.30, glibc-utils 2.3.2-95.30, glibc-common 2.3.2-95.30, glibc-profile 2.3.2-95.30, glibc-debuginfo-common 2.3.2-95.30
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:586
  • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:261

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Exploit prediction

0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.