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CVE-2001-1101
The Log Viewer function in the Check Point FireWall-1 GUI for Solaris 3.0b through 4.1 SP2 does not check for the existence of '.log'…
Medium6.4EPSS 1.5%
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- mitre
Description
The Log Viewer function in the Check Point FireWall-1 GUI for Solaris 3.0b through 4.1 SP2 does not check for the existence of '.log' files when saving files, which allows (1) remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files ending in '.log', or (2) local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.5% · top 26% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.4.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- 20010908 Bug in remote GUI access in CheckPoint Firewall (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 3303 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- fw1-log-file-overwrite(7095) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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