### [CVE-2004-0233](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0233)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A979

#### Github
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