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CVE-2005-1270

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2005-04-26 · updated 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 products

• gentoo Rootkit Hunter: 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/15127
• http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-25.xml
• http://www.osvdb.org/15861
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13399
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20279
• http://secunia.com/advisories/15127
• http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-25.xml
• http://www.osvdb.org/15861
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13399
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20279

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