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CVE-2004-0233

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 1.09%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2004-08-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2004-0233
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
1.09%

Original NVD 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.