Detections
Analytics
CVE-2005-1270
medium
Description
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.
References
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20279
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13399