CVE-2009-4664
Firewall Builder 3.0.4, 3.0.5, and 3.0.6, when running on Linux, allows local users to gain...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-4664- CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-4664- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-4629No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2009-4629- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mm9x-pr4p-52p6No score
Firewall Builder 3.0.4, 3.0.5, and 3.0.6, when running on Linux, allows local users to gain...
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.
- Record
GHSA-mm9x-pr4p-52p6- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-4664- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-4664No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-4664- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-4664 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Fwbuilder Firewall Builder, published March 3, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 29th percentile. Fixed in fwbuilder 3.0.7-1.