Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2001-1171 (CCN-7094)

Assigned:2001-09-08
Published:2001-09-08
Updated:2008-09-05
Summary: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 v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
2.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:File Manipulation
References:Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
20010907 Bug in compile portion for older versions of CheckPoint Firewalls

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Sep 07 2001 - 20:18:31 CDT
Bug in compile portion for older versions of CheckPoint Firewalls

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2001-1102

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2001-1171

Source: CCN
Type: Check Point Software Technologies Web site
Check Point Firewall-1

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 4436
Check Point FireWall-1 .cpp File /tmp Symlink

Source: CCN
Type: BID-3300
Check Point Firewall-1 Policyname Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
fw1-tmp-file-symlink(7094)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:checkpoint:firewall-1:3.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:checkpoint:firewall-1:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:checkpoint:firewall-1:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:checkpoint:firewall-1:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:checkpoint:firewall-1:4.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    checkpoint firewall-1 3.0b
    checkpoint firewall-1 3.0
    checkpoint firewall-1 4.0
    checkpoint firewall-1 4.1
    checkpoint firewall-1 4.1 sp1