Description
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.
Affected products
- sgi / propack2.4 – 2.4
- sgi / propack3.0 – 3.0
- slackware / slackware_linux
- slackware / slackware_linux9.1 – 9.1
- utempter / utempter0.5.2 – 0.5.2
- utempter / utempter0.5.3 – 0.5.3
Exploits & proofs of concept
- exploit-dbUTempter 0.5.x - Multiple Local Vulnerabilitiesby Steve Grubb
References
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:031
- MISChttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1000752.1-1
- MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15904
- MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-174.html
- MISChttp://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.404389
- MISChttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-05.xml
- MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10115
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10178
- MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A979
- MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-175.html
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