CVE-2004-0647
shorewall 1.4.10c and earlier, and 2.0.x before 2.0.3a, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...
shorewall 1.4.10c and earlier, and 2.0.x before 2.0.3a, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the chains-$$ temporary file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
shorewall 1.4.10c and earlier, and 2.0.x before 2.0.3a, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the chains-$$ temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2004-0647- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
shorewall 1.4.10c and earlier, and 2.0.x before 2.0.3a, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the chains-$$ temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2004-0647- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-0646 No score
shorewall 1.4.10c and earlier, and 2.0.x before 2.0.3a, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the chains-$$ temporary file.
- Record
EUVD-2004-0646- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rmwg-x25m-xxhm No score
shorewall 1.4.10c and earlier, and 2.0.x before 2.0.3a, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...
shorewall 1.4.10c and earlier, and 2.0.x before 2.0.3a, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the chains-$$ temporary file.
- Record
GHSA-rmwg-x25m-xxhm- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
shorewall 1.4.10c and earlier, and 2.0.x before 2.0.3a, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the chains-$$ temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2004-0647- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2004-0647 No score
shorewall 1.4.10c and earlier, and 2.0.x before 2.0.3a, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the chains-$$ temporary file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0647- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-0647 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Shorewall, published July 13, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. Fixed in shorewall 2.0.3a.
References
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16651
lists.shorewall.net/pipermail/shorewall-announce/2004-June/000385.html
mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:080
gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200407-07.xml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0647
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rmwg-x25m-xxhm
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0647