# CVE-2005-4660: Race condition in IPCop (aka IPCop Firewall) before 1.4.10 might allow local users to overwrite system configuration files and gain privileg

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-01-16 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Race condition in IPCop (aka IPCop Firewall) before 1.4.10 might allow local users to overwrite system configuration files and gain privileges by replacing a backup archive during the time window when the archive is owned by "nobody" but not yet encrypted, then executing ipcoprscfg to restore from this backup.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15378
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1344047&group_id=40604&atid=428516
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17513/

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