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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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2022-10-03T16:14:01

Updated: 2022-10-03T16:14:01

Reserved: 2022-10-03T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2008-4953

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-11-05T15:00:15.273

Modified: 2024-05-17T00:40:25.943


Link: CVE-2008-4953

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