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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-04-28T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:44:05.579Z

Reserved: 2005-04-26T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-1270

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-04-26T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2024-11-20T23:56:58.220

Link: CVE-2005-1270

cve-icon Redhat

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