TI-2008-04709 Aliases CVE-2008-4953 GHSA-w9wq-p2wh-m5px

firehol in firehol 1.256 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink…

LOW 30CWE-59Published 2008-11-05 · Updated 2024-09-17

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0031 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:firehol:firehol:1.256:::::::*	1.256	Vulnerable	Firehol

cpe:2.3:a:firehol:firehol:1.256:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.256 Vulnerable ·Firehol

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4953
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w9wq-p2wh-m5px

References

Other 4

TI-2005-00192 firehol.sh in FireHOL before 1.224 creates temporary files with predictable file names… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

Sources

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