Symlink Attack Vulnerability in Rootkit Hunter before 1.2.3-r1

CVE-2005-1270 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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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