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CVE-2005-1270

LOW CVSS: 2.1 Published: 2005-04-26 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Gentoo Rootkit Hunter

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References