CVE-2008-4956 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

fwb_install in fwbuilder 2.1.19 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/ssh-agent.##### temporary file.

Published: 2008-11-05

Score: 6.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:firewallbuilder:fwbuilder:2.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4935	fwb_install in fwbuilder 2.1.19 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/ssh-agent.##### temporary file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00026.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/496406
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/fwbuilder
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235809
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4956

History

Wed, 28 May 2025 14:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4956

Thu, 22 May 2025 04:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4956 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4956

Subscriptions

Firewallbuilder Fwbuilder

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-05T14:51:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T03:18:12.423Z

Reserved: 2008-11-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4956

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-05T15:00:15.353

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-4956

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2008-10-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-4956 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-59

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