CVE-2005-1270

2005-04-2804:00:00

mitre

web.nvd.nist.gov

rootkit hunter

cve-2005-1270

symlink attack

security vulnerability

nvd

CVSS2

2.1

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

AI Score

Confidence

Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

The (1) check_update.sh and (2) rkhunter script in Rootkit Hunter before 1.2.3-r1 create temporary files with predictable file names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Affected configurations

Nvd

Node

gentoorootkit_hunterMatch1.2

gentoorootkit_hunterMatch1.2.1

gentoorootkit_hunterMatch1.2.2

gentoorootkit_hunterMatch1.2.3

VendorProductVersionCPE
gentoorootkit_hunter1.2cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:rootkit_hunter:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoorootkit_hunter1.2.1cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:rootkit_hunter:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoorootkit_hunter1.2.2cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:rootkit_hunter:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gentoorootkit_hunter1.2.3cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:rootkit_hunter:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
gentoo	rootkit_hunter	1.2	cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:rootkit_hunter:1.2:::::::*
gentoo	rootkit_hunter	1.2.1	cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:rootkit_hunter:1.2.1:::::::*
gentoo	rootkit_hunter	1.2.2	cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:rootkit_hunter:1.2.2:::::::*
gentoo	rootkit_hunter	1.2.3	cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:rootkit_hunter:1.2.3:::::::*