Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2005· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2005-4659
CVE-2005-4659
Description
IPCop (aka IPCop Firewall) before 1.4.10 has world-readable permissions for the backup.key file, which might allow local users to overwrite system configuration files and gain privileges by creating a malicious encrypted backup archive owned by "nobody", then executing ipcoprscfg to restore from this backup.
Affected products
7cpe:2.3:a:ipcop:ipcop:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ipcop:ipcop:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ipcop:ipcop:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ipcop:ipcop:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ipcop:ipcop:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ipcop:ipcop:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ipcop:ipcop:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ipcop:ipcop:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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