shorewall 1.4.10c and earlier, and 2.0.x before 2.0.3a, allows local users to overwrite…
Priority LOW 21Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0034 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 16
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4 | Vulnerable | Shorewall |
| cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.1 | Vulnerable | Shorewall |
| cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.2 | Vulnerable | Shorewall |
| cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.3 | Vulnerable | Shorewall |
| cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.3a | Vulnerable | Shorewall |
| cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.4 | Vulnerable | Shorewall |
| cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.5 | Vulnerable | Shorewall |
| cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.6 | Vulnerable | Shorewall |
| cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.7 | Vulnerable | Shorewall |
| cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.8 | Vulnerable | Shorewall |
- cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·Shorewall
- cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·Shorewall
- cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·Shorewall
- cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.3 Vulnerable ·Shorewall
- cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.3a Vulnerable ·Shorewall
- cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.4 Vulnerable ·Shorewall
- cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.5 Vulnerable ·Shorewall
- cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.6 Vulnerable ·Shorewall
- cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.7 Vulnerable ·Shorewall
- cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.8 Vulnerable ·Shorewall
Show 6 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.9 | Vulnerable | Shorewall |
| cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.10 | Vulnerable | Shorewall |
| cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Shorewall |
| cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | Shorewall |
| cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | Shorewall |
| cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3 | Vulnerable | Shorewall |
- cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.9 Vulnerable ·Shorewall
- cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.10 Vulnerable ·Shorewall
- cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Shorewall
- cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Shorewall
- cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Shorewall
- cpe:2.3:a:shorewall:shorewall:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·Shorewall
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0647
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rmwg-x25m-xxhm
References
More Shorewall vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-02194 Shorewall 2.4.x before 2.4.1, 2.2.x before 2.2.5, and 2.0.x before 2.0.17, when… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2004-0647 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-0647 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rmwg-x25m-xxhm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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