CVE-2008-4953
firehol 1.256 - Arbitrary File Overwrite via Symlink Attack on Temporary Files
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/firehol
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
http://bugs.debian.org/496424
Scores
EPSS
0.0030
EPSS Percentile
21.2%
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (1)
firehol/firehol
1.256
Published
Nov 05, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026