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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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T00:10:03.818Z
Reserved: 2004-03-17T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2004-0233
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Status : Modified
Published: 2004-08-18T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2004-0233
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD