Description
The catchsegv script in glibc 2.3.2 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136318
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-19.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-636
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-586.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-261.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11286Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9523
- https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4-1/
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136318
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-19.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-636
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-586.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-261.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11286Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9523
- https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4-1/
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 9, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified