Vulnerability Details : CVE-2004-0233

Potential exploit
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.
Published 2004-08-18 04:00:00
Updated 2025-04-03 01:03:51
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal

Products affected by CVE-2004-0233

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-0233

EPSS FAQ
0.21%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 41 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2004-0233

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
2.1
 LOW AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
3.9
2.9
 NIST

References for CVE-2004-0233

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