CVE-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.

CVSS v2.0

2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS

1.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 63th percentile

Published

2004-05-05

Updated

2024-08-08

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24027

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2004-0230
• CVE-2004-0234
• CVE-2004-0228
• CVE-2004-0237
• CVE-2004-0222
• CVE-2004-0238