RHEL 2.1 : glibc (RHSA-2005:261)

Updated glibc packages that address several bugs are now available. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The GNU libc packages known as glibc contain the standard C libraries used by applications. Flaws in the catchsegv and glibcbug scrip...

CVE-2004-1382

CVE-2004-1382 affects glibc 2.3.4 and earlier via the glibcbug script, enabling a local symlink attack to overwrite arbitrary files in temporary locations. The root cause is the insecure handling of temporary files by the glibcbug script, with published advisories (e.g., CAN-2004-1382 and related...

CVE-2004-1382

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...