Vulnerability in Gentoo Rootkit Hunter
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Gentoo Rootkit Hunter — versions 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/13399 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20279 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/15127 (third-party-advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/15861 (vdb-entry)
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-25.xml (vendor-advisory, Patch)