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EUVD-2004-0233 · Published Aug 18, 2004
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.
Technologies
Slackware Slackware LinuxSgi PropackUtempter Utempter
Weaknesses
NVD-CWE-Other
CVSS scores
- v2.02.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
MITRE ATT&CK
InferredWhere this vulnerability fits in an attack
Privilege Escalation
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10178
- 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.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-175.html
Potentially impacted assets
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