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CVE-2004-1453 json

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…

published 2004-12-31 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-1449

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 30%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • glibc Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.3.5

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1453

  • glibc RHEL 3 2.3.2-95.33
  • nscd RHEL 3 2.3.2-95.33
  • glibc-utils RHEL 3 2.3.2-95.33
  • glibc-common RHEL 3 2.3.2-95.33
  • glibc-profile RHEL 3 2.3.2-95.33
  • glibc-debuginfo-common RHEL 3 2.3.2-95.33

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:256

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-2004-1453 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 nscd 2.3.2-95.33, glibc 2.3.2-95.33, glibc-utils 2.3.2-95.33, glibc-common 2.3.2-95.33, glibc-profile 2.3.2-95.33, glibc-debuginfo-common 2.3.2-95.33 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 nscd 2.3.2-95.33, glibc 2.3.2-95.33, glibc-utils 2.3.2-95.33, glibc-common 2.3.2-95.33, glibc-profile 2.3.2-95.33, glibc-debuginfo-common 2.3.2-95.33
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:256
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:261
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 nscd 2.3.2-95.33, glibc 2.3.2-95.33, glibc-utils 2.3.2-95.33, glibc-common 2.3.2-95.33, glibc-profile 2.3.2-95.33, glibc-debuginfo-common 2.3.2-95.33
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:256
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:261
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 nscd 2.3.2-95.33, glibc 2.3.2-95.33, glibc-utils 2.3.2-95.33, glibc-common 2.3.2-95.33, glibc-profile 2.3.2-95.33, glibc-debuginfo-common 2.3.2-95.33
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:256
  • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:261

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Exploit prediction

0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% 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:P/I:N/A:N

References

Sources

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