CVE-2005-1270

Severity Score

2.1

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The (1) check_update.sh and (2) rkhunter script in Rootkit Hunter before 1.2.3-r1 create temporary files with predictable file names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

*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

2005-04-26 CVE Reserved
2005-04-26 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/15127	Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/15861	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20279	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-25.xml	2017-07-11
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13399	2017-07-11

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Gentoo Search vendor "Gentoo"		Rootkit Hunter Search vendor "Gentoo" for product "Rootkit Hunter"				1.2 Search vendor "Gentoo" for product "Rootkit Hunter" and version "1.2"		-		Affected
Gentoo Search vendor "Gentoo"		Rootkit Hunter Search vendor "Gentoo" for product "Rootkit Hunter"				1.2.1 Search vendor "Gentoo" for product "Rootkit Hunter" and version "1.2.1"		-		Affected
Gentoo Search vendor "Gentoo"		Rootkit Hunter Search vendor "Gentoo" for product "Rootkit Hunter"				1.2.2 Search vendor "Gentoo" for product "Rootkit Hunter" and version "1.2.2"		-		Affected
Gentoo Search vendor "Gentoo"		Rootkit Hunter Search vendor "Gentoo" for product "Rootkit Hunter"				1.2.3 Search vendor "Gentoo" for product "Rootkit Hunter" and version "1.2.3"		-		Affected