CVE-2005-1270

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Published Apr 28, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:rootkit_hunter:1.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:rootkit_hunter:1.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:rootkit_hunter:1.2.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:rootkit_hunter:1.2.3:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-1273	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.342% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/15127
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-25.xml
http://www.osvdb.org/15861
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13399
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20279

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Gentoo Rootkit Hunter

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:44 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 28, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:44 PM
Reserved: Apr 26, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:12 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 26, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:12 PM

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