CVE-2008-4956 describes a symlink attack vulnerability in the fwb_install component of Firewall Builder (fwbuilder) version 2.1.19. A local attacker can exploit this by creating a symbolic link to an arbitrary file, allowing them to overwrite that file when fwbuilder attempts to create a temporary file named /tmp/ssh-agent.#####. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.9, indicating high severity due to its local attack vector, medium complexity, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:firewallbuilder:fwbuilder:2.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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