Firewall Builder 3.0.4, 3.0.5, and 3.0.6, when running on Linux, allows local users to…
Priority LOW 16CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Firewall Builder 3.0.4, 3.0.5, and 3.0.6, when running on Linux, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on an unspecified temporary file that is created by the iptables script.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00355 29th 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 · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:fwbuilder:firewall_builder:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.4 | Vulnerable | Fwbuilder |
| cpe:2.3:a:fwbuilder:firewall_builder:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.5 | Vulnerable | Fwbuilder |
| cpe:2.3:a:fwbuilder:firewall_builder:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.6 | Vulnerable | Fwbuilder |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:a:fwbuilder:firewall_builder:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·Fwbuilder
- cpe:2.3:a:fwbuilder:firewall_builder:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.5 Vulnerable ·Fwbuilder
- cpe:2.3:a:fwbuilder:firewall_builder:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.6 Vulnerable ·Fwbuilder
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Linux
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-4664
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mm9x-pr4p-52p6
References
Sources
- CVE-2009-4664 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-4664 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mm9x-pr4p-52p6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2009-4664 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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