CVE-2004-0233
Fixed in a distro release EPSS 1%
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.
Products: sgi propack, utempter, slackware_linux
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | utempter | 0:0.5.5-1.3EL.0 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | utempter-debuginfo | 0:0.5.5-1.3EL.0 |