CVE-2009-4664 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges via symlink attacks on temporary files in Firewall Builder on Linux.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-4664?
CVE-2009-4664 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Mar 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Firewall Builder 3.0.4, 3.0.5, and 3.0.6, when running on Linux, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on an unspecified temporary file that is created by the iptables script.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4664?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fwbuilder Firewall Builder.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4664?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2009-4664 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4664 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4664, GHSA-mm9x-pr4p-52p6.