CVE-2005-1270

Name	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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
rkhunter (PTS)	jessie	1.4.2-0.4+deb8u1	fixed
	stretch	1.4.2-6+deb9u1	fixed
	buster	1.4.6-5	fixed
	bullseye	1.4.6-9	fixed
	bookworm	1.4.6-11	fixed
	sid, trixie	1.4.6-12	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
rkhunter	source	(unstable)	1.2.7-14	medium