CVE-2001-1171
Check Point Firewall-1 3.0b through 4.0 SP1 follows symlinks and creates a world-writable...
Check Point Firewall-1 3.0b through 4.0 SP1 follows symlinks and creates a world-writable temporary .cpp file when compiling Policy rules, which could allow local users to gain privileges or modify the firewall policy.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Check Point Firewall-1 3.0b through 4.0 SP1 follows symlinks and creates a world-writable temporary .cpp file when compiling Policy rules, which could allow local users to gain privileges or modify the firewall policy.
- Record
CVE-2001-1171- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Check Point Firewall-1 3.0b through 4.0 SP1 follows symlinks and creates a world-writable temporary .cpp file when compiling Policy rules, which could allow local users to gain privileges or modify the firewall policy.
- Record
CVE-2001-1171- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-1152 No score
Check Point Firewall-1 3.0b through 4.0 SP1 follows symlinks and creates a world-writable temporary .cpp file when compiling Policy rules, which could allow local users to gain privileges or modify the firewall policy.
- Record
EUVD-2001-1152- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cjvq-mg9r-jx5v No score
Check Point Firewall-1 3.0b through 4.0 SP1 follows symlinks and creates a world-writable...
Check Point Firewall-1 3.0b through 4.0 SP1 follows symlinks and creates a world-writable temporary .cpp file when compiling Policy rules, which could allow local users to gain privileges or modify the firewall policy.
- Record
GHSA-cjvq-mg9r-jx5v- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-1171 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Checkpoint Firewall-1, published March 15, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.