CVE-2001-1171
highCheck 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 lo…
Vendor / product: Checkpoint — firewall-1
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.
CVSS
7.2
7.2 (CVSS v2.0)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Severity source: NVD CVSS v2.0 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2002-04-01 05:00
Modified: 2026-11-12 00:10
NVD status: Modified
Last synced 2 hours ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-12 00:12 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
checkpoint / firewall-1 3.0b
Weakness classification (CWE)
NVD-CWE-Other
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Vendor advisory: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0046.html
Vendor advisory: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0046.html
Patch / mitigation: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0046.html
Patch / mitigation: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0046.html
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0046.html cve@mitre.org
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0046.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-12 00:12 UTC · record ↗