security flaw
Published May 5, 2004
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.09%
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
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
utempter-0:0.5.5-1.3EL.0
Fixed · RHSA-2004:174
Red Hat Linux 9
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2004:175
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | utempter-0:0.5.5-1.3EL.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2004:174 |
| Red Hat Linux 9 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2004:175 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.09% (0.01095) | 64.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.09% (0.01095) | 61.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.21% (0.00213) | 41.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 84.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 82.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 65.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (14)
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-05.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1000752.1-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:031 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-174.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-175.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10178 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.404389 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWARE
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0233 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617182 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15904 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0233
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10115 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A979 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0233
Change history (0)
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