CVE-2008-4956

CVSS V2 Medium 6.9 CVSS V3 None

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.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2008-4956

Assigner
cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2008-11-05T15:00:15

Last Modified Date
2009-07-20T04:00:00

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-59	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:firewallbuilder:fwbuilder:2.1.19:::::::*	1	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector
LOCAL

Access Compatibility
MEDIUM

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE

Integrity Impact
COMPLETE

Availability Impact
COMPLETE

Base Score
6.9

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
3.4

Impact Score
10

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/fwbuilder	Exploit
http://bugs.debian.org/496406
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235809
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4956
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4956

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 11:14:42				Added to TrackCVE