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    CVE-2004-0233

    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.

    Published:Apr 3, 2004
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:May 5, 2004
    EPSS Score:0.00213
    CVSS Score:2.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Linux
    Vendor
    Sgi
    Product
    Propack
    Vendor
    Slackware
    Product
    Slackware Linux
    Vendor
    Utempter
    Product
    Utempter

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10178http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10178https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24027

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    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
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10178
    http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.404389
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15904
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10115
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A979
    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
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10178
    http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.404389
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15904
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10115
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A979

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High