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CVE-2008-4953

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.31%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-11-05 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2008-4953
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.9
EPSS
0.31%

Original NVD 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.