John Horne maintains rkhunter, a rootkit detection utility for Linux systems that operates at the host level to scan for signatures and anomalies indicative of system compromise. The vendor's vulnerability profile centers on a single, narrowly scoped security tool where the durable signal reflects improper link-resolution handling, a weakness class that can expose file-access operations to symlink-based attacks. Live severity, exploitation, and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by John Horne over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (1 CVEs).
1 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2008-4982MEDIUM rkhunter in rkhunter 1.3.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/rkhunter-debug temporary file. NOTE: this is probably a different vulner | Nov 6, 2008 | 6.9 | 18 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (1 CVEs).
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