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TI-2004-00202 Aliases CVE-2004-0233GHSA-67cc-jx4w-3hpw

Utempter allows device names that contain ..

Priority LOW 13Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01095 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4VulnerableSgi
cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableSgi
cpe:2.3:a:utempter:utempter:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.2VulnerableUtempter
cpe:2.3:a:utempter:utempter:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.3VulnerableUtempter
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableSlackware
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1VulnerableSlackware
  • cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Sgi
  • cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Sgi
  • cpe:2.3:a:utempter:utempter:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.2 Vulnerable ·Utempter
  • cpe:2.3:a:utempter:utempter:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.3 Vulnerable ·Utempter
  • cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Slackware
  • cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·Slackware

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2004:174 Released 2004-05-26 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    utempter security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 utempter-0.5.5-1.3EL.0, utempter-0.5.5-1.3EL.0.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 utempter-0.5.5-1.3EL.0, utempter-0.5.5-1.3EL.0.i386, utempter-0.5.5-1.3EL.0.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 utempter-0.5.5-1.3EL.0, utempter-0.5.5-1.3EL.0.i386, utempter-0.5.5-1.3EL.0.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 utempter-0.5.5-1.3EL.0, utempter-0.5.5-1.3EL.0.i386, utempter-0.5.5-1.3EL.0.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:174
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:174
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:174
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2004:174
Red Hat Linux 9Fixed RHSA-2004:175

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0233
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-67cc-jx4w-3hpw

References

Patch 1

Advisory 5

Other 2

Sources

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