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CVE-2004-0233

Utempter allows device names that contain .. (dot dot) directory traversal sequences, which allows local users to overwr

Utempter allows device names that contain .. (dot dot) directory traversal sequences, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on device names in combination with an application that trusts the utmp or wtmp files.

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.00213
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Affected Products & Versions

3
sgi propackall versions
utempterall versions
slackware linuxall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
localUTempter 0.5.x - Multiple Local Vulnerabilitiesverified
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 10178www.securityfocus.com
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Scoring & Timeline

2.1
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD18 Aug 2004 · 04:00 AM
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Vendor Advisories

2
rhsaRHSA-2004:174
rhsaRHSA-2004:175
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References & Sources

9
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-05.xml
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1000752.1-1
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:031
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-174.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-175.html
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.404389
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