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
17cpe: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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