VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-1171
Check Point Firewall-1 3.0b through 4.0 SP1 follows symlinks and creates a world-writable temporary .cpp file when compiling Policy rules, which could allow local users to gain privileges or modify the firewall policy.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Check Point Firewall-1 3.0b through 4.0 SP1 follows symlinks and creates a world-writable temporary .cpp file when compiling Policy rules, which could allow local users to gain privileges or modify the firewall policy.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 28th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- checkpoint/firewall-1
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0046.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0046.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.