CVE-2004-0968 Path traversal in n/a
Low 2.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-0968 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2004-0968 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Gnu Glibc, published on 20 Oct 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0968 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Gnu Glibc. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0968/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0968/index.md)
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in the catchsegv script.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2004-0968?
CVE-2004-0968 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Gnu Glibc, published on 20 Oct 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The catchsegv script in glibc 2.3.2 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0968?
It affects 3 products.
Linux distribution packages (40)
glibc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-common Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-debuginfo-common Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-headers Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-profile Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
nptl-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
nscd Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-common Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-debuginfo-common Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-headers Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-profile Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
nptl-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
nscd Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-common Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-debuginfo-common Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-headers Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-profile Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
nptl-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
nscd Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-common Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-debuginfo-common Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-headers Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-profile Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
glibc-utils Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
nptl-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
nscd Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws | All versions | 0:2.3.2-95.30 |
Products include Gnu Glibc, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0968?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2004-0968 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0968 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gnu Glibc
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0968, DSA-636-1, GHSA-q8m5-35w7-x258, RHSA-2004:586.