CVE-2001-1102 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.2 Published 15 Mar 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on world-writable temporary policy files in Check Point FireWall-1.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2001-1102?

CVE-2001-1102 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Mar 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Check Point FireWall-1 3.0b through 4.1 for Solaris allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary policy files that end in a .cpp extension, which are set world-writable.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1102?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Checkpoint Firewall-1.

How do I fix CVE-2001-1102?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1102 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2001-1102 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1102 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5rfj-cxjw-j8wv.