CVE-2008-4956
fwb_install in fwbuilder 2.1.19 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink...
CVE-2008-4956 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Firewallbuilder Fwbuilder, published November 5, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. Fixed in fwbuilder 2.1.19-5.
- Severity
- 6.9 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.41%EPSS, 35th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
2.1.19-5fwbuilder +2 more
Description
fwb_install in fwbuilder 2.1.19 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/ssh-agent.##### temporary file.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
What each source reports
NVD Score used
fwb_install in fwbuilder 2.1.19 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/ssh-agent.##### temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-4956- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
fwb_install in fwbuilder 2.1.19 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/ssh-agent.##### temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-4956- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4935No score
fwb_install in fwbuilder 2.1.19 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/ssh-agent.##### temporary file.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4935- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r4rq-cx8f-2vfhNo score
fwb_install in fwbuilder 2.1.19 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink...
fwb_install in fwbuilder 2.1.19 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/ssh-agent.##### temporary file.
- Record
GHSA-r4rq-cx8f-2vfh- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVNo score
fwb_install in fwbuilder 2.1.19 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/ssh-agent.##### temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-4956- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4956No score
fwb_install in fwbuilder 2.1.19 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/ssh-agent.##### temporary file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4956- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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.
References
bugs.debian.org/496406
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/fwbuilder
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4956
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r4rq-cx8f-2vfh
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4956