CVE-2004-0233

UTempter 0.5.x - Multiple Local Vulnerabilities

Severity Score

2.1

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Utempter permite nombres de dispositivo que contengan secuencias de cruce de directorios ".." (punto punto), lo que permite a usuarios locles sobreesciribir ficheros de su elección mediante un ataque de enlaces simbólicos en nombres de dispositivos en combinación con una aplicación que confíe en ficheros utmp o wtmp.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 2.1

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2004-03-17 CVE Reserved
2004-04-19 CVE Published
2004-04-19 First Exploit
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (13)

URL	Tag	Source
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15904	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10115	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A979	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24027	2004-04-19
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10178	2024-08-08

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-174.html	2017-10-11

URL	Date	SRC
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-05.xml	2017-10-11
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1000752.1-1	2017-10-11
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:031	2017-10-11
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-175.html	2017-10-11
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.404389	2017-10-11
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0233	2004-05-26
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617182	2004-05-26

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Sgi Search vendor "Sgi"		Propack Search vendor "Sgi" for product "Propack"				2.4 Search vendor "Sgi" for product "Propack" and version "2.4"		-		Affected
Sgi Search vendor "Sgi"		Propack Search vendor "Sgi" for product "Propack"				3.0 Search vendor "Sgi" for product "Propack" and version "3.0"		-		Affected
Utempter Search vendor "Utempter"		Utempter Search vendor "Utempter" for product "Utempter"				0.5.2 Search vendor "Utempter" for product "Utempter" and version "0.5.2"		-		Affected
Utempter Search vendor "Utempter"		Utempter Search vendor "Utempter" for product "Utempter"				0.5.3 Search vendor "Utempter" for product "Utempter" and version "0.5.3"		-		Affected
Slackware Search vendor "Slackware"		Slackware Linux Search vendor "Slackware" for product "Slackware Linux"				*		-		Affected
Slackware Search vendor "Slackware"		Slackware Linux Search vendor "Slackware" for product "Slackware Linux"				9.1 Search vendor "Slackware" for product "Slackware Linux" and version "9.1"		-		Affected