CVE-2004-0233

N/A Unknown

Published: August 18, 2004 Modified: April 16, 2026

Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-05.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1000752.1-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:031

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-174.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-175.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10178

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.404389

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15904

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10115

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A979

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-05.xml