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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 1, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-1171

CVE-2001-1171

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.

Affected products

2
  • Checkpoint/Firewall 12 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:firewall-1:3.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:checkpoint:firewall-1:3.0b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: >=3.0b <=4.0 SP1

Patches

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