Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting glibc package, versions [2.0,2.3.10]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-GLIBC-2319026
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed31 Dec 2004
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 31 Dec 2004

CVE-2004-1382  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for glibc.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution. 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.

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