VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2001-1171

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.34%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2002-04-01
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

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