CVE-2004-0233
published 2004-08-18CVE-2004-0233: Utempter allows device names that contain .. (dot dot) directory traversal sequences, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink…
PriorityP417low2.1CVSS 2.0
AVLACLAuNCNIPAN
EXPLOIT
EPSS
1.09%
61.4th percentile
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.
Affected
5 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sgi | propack | — | — |
| sgi | propack | — | — |
| slackware | slackware_linux | — | — |
| utempter | utempter | — | — |
| utempter | utempter | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.02.1LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
vendor_redhat2.1LOW
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GHSA
GHSA-67cc-jx4w-3hpw: Utempter allows device names that contain
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-04-29
CVE-2004-0233 [LOW] GHSA-67cc-jx4w-3hpw: Utempter allows device names that contain
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.
Red Hat
security flaw
vendor_redhat·2004-04-03·CVSS 2.1
CVE-2004-0233 [LOW] security flaw
security flaw
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.
No detection rules found.
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-05.xmlhttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1000752.1-1http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:031http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-174.htmlhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-175.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10178http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.404389https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15904https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10115https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A979http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-05.xmlhttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1000752.1-1http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:031http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-174.htmlhttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-175.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10178http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.404389https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15904https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10115https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A979
2004-08-18
Published