CVE-2008-4953

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…

published November 5, 2008

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
22.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00310 · 22.6th percentile
Published
2008-11-05T14:51Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 NOV 14:51Z
    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…
    cvelistv5