CVE-2008-4953
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-59
Link Following
Publication date:
05/11/2008
Last modified:
07/08/2024
Description
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.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
6.90
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:firehol:firehol:1.256:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page