** 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."
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Information
Published : 2008-11-05 07:00
Updated : 2009-07-19 21:00
NVD link : CVE-2008-4953
Mitre link : CVE-2008-4953
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CWE
CWE-59
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Products Affected
firehol
- firehol