When was CVE-2004-0968 disclosed?

CVE-2004-0968 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 9, 2005, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2004-0968 actively exploited?

CVE-2004-0968 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 22.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2004-0968?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2004-0968, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2004-0968

NONECVSS 0.0

0.0

The catchsegv script in glibc 2.3.2 and earlier allows local users to overwrite files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: —
EPSS: 22.1%
KEV: Not listed

References (20)

cve@mitrehttp://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136318
cve@mitrehttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-19.xml
cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-636
cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-586.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-261.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11286
cve@mitrehttp://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050
cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583
cve@mitrehttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9523
cve@mitrehttps://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=136318
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-19.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-636
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-586.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-261.html

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