VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-1102
Check Point FireWall-1 3.0b through 4.1 for Solaris allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary policy files that end in a .cpp extension, which are set world-writable.
MEDIUM 6.2EPSS 0.30%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.30%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Check Point FireWall-1 3.0b through 4.1 for Solaris allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary policy files that end in a .cpp extension, which are set world-writable.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.2 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.30% probability · 22th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- checkpoint/firewall-1
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/212824Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3300Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7094
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/212824Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3300Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7094
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.