CVE-2004-0233

Published: Aug 18, 2004Modified: Apr 16, 2026

2.1

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (6)

Products: Sgi: Propack · Utempter: Utempter · Slackware: Slackware Linux

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Sgi Propack	Version 2.4
Sgi Propack	Version 3.0
Utempter Utempter	Version 0.5.2
Utempter Utempter	Version 0.5.3

Configuration B

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Slackware Slackware Linux	All versions
Slackware Slackware Linux	Version 9.1

References (20)

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

PatchVendor 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

ExploitPatchVendor 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