Firehol is a network security automation and firewall configuration tool that operates across Linux systems, with its vulnerability profile centered on the core Firehol product itself. The recurring exposure involves symlink-traversal and file-access weaknesses, which reflect the risks inherent to a tool that manages privileged firewall rules and file system operations. Live severity, exploitation activity, and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Firehol over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (2 CVEs).
2 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2008-4953MEDIUM 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: t | Nov 5, 2008 | 6.9 | 18 | NO | NO |
firehol.sh in FireHOL before 1.224 creates temporary files with predictable file names, which could allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack. | May 2, 2005 | 2.1 | 11 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (2 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Firehol.
Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Firehol — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.