CVE-2005-1878 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file in GIPTables Firewall.
- 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-2005-1878?
CVE-2005-1878 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jun 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GIPTables Firewall 1.1 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temp.ip.addresses temporary file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1878?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Giptables Giptables Firewall.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1878?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1878 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-2005-1878 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1878 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pfc6-fxcx-c5xq.