CVE-2005-4659

N/A Unknown
Published: December 31, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17513/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=369759
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1344032&group_id=40604&atid=428516
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15377
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23056
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/17513/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=369759
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1344032&group_id=40604&atid=428516
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15377
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23056
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
18th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

ipcop