Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2008-4953

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - 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...

CVE-2008-4953

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 1073741824PID-RANGE symlinks...

PT-2008-6127 · Firehol +1 · Firehol +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: firehol version 1.256 Description: The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, specifically 1 /tmp/.firehol-tmp--- and 2 /tmp/firehol.conf. The vendor disputes this issue, stating that an...