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.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T00:10:03.818Z
Reserved: 2004-03-17T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2004-0233

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2004-08-18T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
Link: CVE-2004-0233
