CVE-2009-4664 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Firewall Builder versions 3.0.4, 3.0.5, and 3.0.6 running on Linux. The flaw allows local users to gain elevated privileges through a symlink attack targeting an unspecified temporary file created by the iptables script. With a CVSS score of 3.3, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, potentially leading to partial integrity and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fwbuilder:firewall_builder:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fwbuilder:firewall_builder:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fwbuilder:firewall_builder:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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