CVE-2004-0647: Undefined Security Weakness

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...

Shorewall symbolic links problem

Temporary files and directories are created in unsafe manner...

[ GLSA 200407-07 ] Shorewall : Insecure temp file handling

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Shorewall : Insecure temp file handling

Background Shorewall is a high level tool for configuring Netfilter, the firewall facility included in the Linux Kernel. Description Shorewall uses temporary files and directories in an insecure manner. A local user could create symbolic links at specific locations, eventually overwriting other...