Description
shorewall 1.4.10c and earlier, and 2.0.x before 2.0.3a, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the chains-$$ temporary file.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.6/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.shorewall.net/pipermail/shorewall-announce/2004-June/000385.html
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200407-07.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:080
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16651
- http://lists.shorewall.net/pipermail/shorewall-announce/2004-June/000385.html
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200407-07.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:080
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16651
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 6, 2004
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified