CVE-2005-4659

Published Dec 31, 2005 ipcop

Overview

CVE-2005-4659 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting ipcop ipcop. It was published on December 31, 2005.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from ipcop. Update ipcop to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref secunia.com/advisories/17513/ Ref sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=369759 Ref sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1344032&group_id=40604&atid=428516 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/15377 Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23056 Ref secunia.com/advisories/17513/ Ref sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=369759 Ref sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1344032&group_id=40604&atid=428516 Ref www.securityfocus.com/bid/15377 Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23056

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2005-4659?

CVE-2005-4659 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting ipcop ipcop. It was published on December 31, 2005.

How severe is CVE-2005-4659?

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