CVE-2004-0233

Public Exploit

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.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.21%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:031	vendor advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1000752.1-1	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15904	vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-174.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.404389	vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-05.xml	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10115	vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10178	exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A979	vdb entry signature
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-175.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0233?: CVE-2004-0233 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0233?: To fix CVE-2004-0233, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0233 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0233 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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