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DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4953

DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4953 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.900000095367432 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS 4.0
6.900000095367432
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:11firehol3.1.7+ds-4, 3.1.7+ds, 3.1.7+ds-3
Debian:13firehol0, 0, 3.1.8+ds
Debian:12firehol0, *, *

Timeline

  • Nov 5, 2008 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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