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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 5, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-4953

CVE-2008-4953

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.

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Affected products

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  • Firehol/Firehol2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:firehol:firehol:1.256:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:firehol:firehol:1.256:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <=1.256

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