VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-1270
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.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gentoo/rootkit hunter
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15127
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-25.xmlPatch
- http://www.osvdb.org/15861
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13399Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20279
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15127
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-25.xmlPatch
- http://www.osvdb.org/15861
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13399Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20279
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.