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CVE-2004-0647
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…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.34%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.34% · top 72% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- shorewall-symlink(16651) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [Shorewall-announce] 20040628 URGENT: Shorewall Security Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- MDKSA-2004:080 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- GLSA-200407-07 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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