All the vulnerabilites related to utempter - utempter
cve-2004-0233
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2004-05-05 04:00
Modified
2024-08-08 00:10
Severity ?
Summary
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2004-08-18 04:00
Modified
2024-11-20 23:48
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-05.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1000752.1-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:031
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-174.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-175.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10178Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.404389
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15904
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cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A979
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-05.xml
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af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-174.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
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af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10178Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.404389
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Impacted products



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