CVE-2008-4953

** DISPUTED ** firehol in firehol 1.256 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/.firehol-tmp-#####-*-* and (2) /tmp/firehol.conf temporary files. NOTE: the vendor disputes this vulnerability, stating that an attack "would require an attacker to create 1073741824*PID-RANGE symlinks."
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:firehol:firehol:1.256:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 00:52

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://bugs.debian.org/496424 - () http://bugs.debian.org/496424 -
References () http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/firehol - () http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/firehol -
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 -
References () https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 - () https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 -

Information

Published : 2008-11-05 15:00

Updated : 2024-11-21 00:52


NVD link : CVE-2008-4953

Mitre link : CVE-2008-4953

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-4953


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Products Affected

firehol

  • firehol
CWE
CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')