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TI-2004-01259 Aliases CVE-2004-1382GHSA-rmvw-6cmx-qgfg

The glibcbug script in glibc 2.3.4 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary…

Priority LOW 11Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00362 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 26

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.4VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.5VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.6VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1.6VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.6 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1.6 Vulnerable ·GNU
Show 16 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.3VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.3.10VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.9VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.3VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.4VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.5VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.1VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.3VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.4VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.10VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3.10 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.9 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.3 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.4 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.5 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.3 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.4 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.10 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2005:261 Released 2005-04-28 · Red Hat rating Low
    glibc security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2005:261
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2005:261
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2005:261
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2005:261

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-1382
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rmvw-6cmx-qgfg

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2023-04522 Glibc: buffer overflow in ld.so leading to privilege escalation KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2015-00205 Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2026-04772 scanf %mc off-by-one heap buffer overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-07360 The deprecated compatibility function clnt_create in the sunrpc module of the GNU C… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-07359 The deprecated compatibility function svcunix_create in the sunrpc module of the GNU C… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-06274 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the (1) send_dg and (2) send_vc functions in the… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
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Sources

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