Improper Link Resolution Before File Access Affecting glibc package, versions [2.0,2.3.4)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-GLIBC-2319027
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed9 Feb 2005
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 9 Feb 2005

CVE-2004-0968  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade glibc to version 2.3.4 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. The catchsegv script in glibc 2.3.2 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1