CVE-2004-0968 describes a local file overwrite vulnerability in the catchsegv script within glibc versions 2.3.2 and earlier, impacting various GNU and Red Hat Enterprise Linux distributions. This flaw allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files through a symlink attack on temporary files. With a low CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N), it indicates a low severity issue with local access required and only partial impact to integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely targeted vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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