CVE-2005-4660 Race condition in n/a

Low 1.2 Published 16 Jan 2006 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Local attackers can exploit a race condition during backup encryption to overwrite configuration files and gain elevated privileges on IPCop Firewall systems.

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-2005-4660?

CVE-2005-4660 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Jan 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Race condition in IPCop (aka IPCop Firewall) before 1.4.10 might allow local users to overwrite system configuration files and gain privileges by replacing a backup archive during the time window when the archive is owned by "nobody" but not yet encrypted, then executing ipcoprscfg to restore from this backup.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4660?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ipcop Ipcop.

How do I fix CVE-2005-4660?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4660 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2005-4660 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4660 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hc82-f9w8-5qqv.