CVE-2008-4956

medium

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.

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2008-4935

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235809

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2

http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/fwbuilder

http://bugs.debian.org/496406

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-11-05

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00026