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CVE-2008-4953

** DISPUTED ** firehol in firehol 1.256 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a...

6.9 MediumDisputed

CVE-2008-4953 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Firehol, published November 5, 2008. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 24th percentile.

What does this mean?
Severity
6.9 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.31%EPSS, 24th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.31%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
firehol
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
3.1.7+ds-2.13.1.7+ds-33.1.7+ds-43.1.7+ds-53.1.7+ds-63.1.8+ds-1
None known
firehol
Debian:13
All versions, plus listed versions
3.1.8+ds-1
None known

What each source reports

NVD Score used6.9

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.

Record
CVE-2008-4953
CVSS 2.0
6.9 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-59
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2008-4953
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4932No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2008-4932
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w9wq-p2wh-m5pxNo score

** DISPUTED ** firehol in firehol 1.256 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a...

** DISPUTED ** 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."

Record
GHSA-w9wq-p2wh-m5px
Weakness
CWE-59
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2008-4953
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-4953No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4953
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
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aliasesEUVD
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