IPCop (aka IPCop Firewall) before 1.4.10 has world-readable permissions for the…
Priority LOW 11Published · 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 · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00345 28th 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 · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ipcop:ipcop:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.1 | Vulnerable | Ipcop |
| cpe:2.3:a:ipcop:ipcop:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.2 | Vulnerable | Ipcop |
| cpe:2.3:a:ipcop:ipcop:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.4 | Vulnerable | Ipcop |
| cpe:2.3:a:ipcop:ipcop:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.5 | Vulnerable | Ipcop |
| cpe:2.3:a:ipcop:ipcop:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.6 | Vulnerable | Ipcop |
| cpe:2.3:a:ipcop:ipcop:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.8 | Vulnerable | Ipcop |
| cpe:2.3:a:ipcop:ipcop:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.9 | Vulnerable | Ipcop |
- cpe:2.3:a:ipcop:ipcop:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·Ipcop
- cpe:2.3:a:ipcop:ipcop:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·Ipcop
- cpe:2.3:a:ipcop:ipcop:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.4 Vulnerable ·Ipcop
- cpe:2.3:a:ipcop:ipcop:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.5 Vulnerable ·Ipcop
- cpe:2.3:a:ipcop:ipcop:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.6 Vulnerable ·Ipcop
- cpe:2.3:a:ipcop:ipcop:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.8 Vulnerable ·Ipcop
- cpe:2.3:a:ipcop:ipcop:1.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.9 Vulnerable ·Ipcop
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-4659
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9m7h-2ggv-4q9j
References
More Ipcop vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-06073 cgi-bin/iptablesgui.cgi in IPCop (aka IPCop Firewall) before 2.1.5 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2004-01103 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in proxylog.dat in IPCop 1.4.1 and possibly… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2013-06072 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cgi-bin/ipinfo.cgi in IPCop (aka IPCop… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2005-04390 Race condition in IPCop (aka IPCop Firewall) before 1.4.10 might allow local users to… CVSS 2.0LOW 1.2
Sources
- CVE-2005-4659 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-4659 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9m7h-2ggv-4q9j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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