DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1270

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1270

    Published: 26 Apr 2005Last Modified: 8 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2005-1270

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-1270

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: rkhunter

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/rkhunter?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.2.7-14

    Affected versions

    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
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