CVE-2004-0233
2.1 Low
CVSS2
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
6.1 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.7%
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 configurations
References
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-05.xml
sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1000752.1-1
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:031
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-174.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-175.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/10178
www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.404389
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15904
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10115
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A979
Related
2.1 Low
CVSS2
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
6.1 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.7%