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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.58806
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: rkhunter
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following package is affected: rkhunter

CVE-2005-1270
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.

Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.

CVSS Score:
2.1

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-1270
BugTraq ID: 13399
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13399
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-25.xml
http://www.osvdb.org/15861
http://secunia.com/advisories/15127
XForce ISS Database: rootkit-hunter-checkupdate-symlink(20279)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20279
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