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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 6, 2004· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2004-0647

CVE-2004-0647

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.

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Affected products

17
  • Shorewall/Shorewall17 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 16 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <=1.4.10c, 2.0.x < 2.0.3a

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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