CVE-2005-1270

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

26/04/2005

Last modified:

03/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.10 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0

2.10

Severity 2.0

LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
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:::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CPE	From	Up to
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:::::::*

CVE-2005-1270

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools