Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 26, 2005· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2005-1270

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 Hunter4 versions
cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:rootkit_hunter:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:rootkit_hunter:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:rootkit_hunter:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:rootkit_hunter:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:rootkit_hunter:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-25.xmlnvdPatch
www.securityfocus.com/bid/13399nvdPatch
secunia.com/advisories/15127nvd
www.osvdb.org/15861nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20279nvd

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