CVE-2008-4953 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in FireHOL, potentially compromising system integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-4953?
CVE-2008-4953 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Nov 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4953?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Firehol Firehol.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4953?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4953 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2008-4953 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4953 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4953, GHSA-w9wq-p2wh-m5px.