Executive Summary

Informations
Name CVE-2008-4956 First vendor Publication 2008-11-05
Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2009-07-20

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 6.9 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 3.4 Authentication None Required
Calculate full CVSS 2.0 Vectors scores

Detail

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4956

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 1

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2012-02-12 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201201-11 (fwbuilder)
File : nvt/glsa_201201_11.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
49616 fwbuilder fwb_install Temporary File Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2012-01-24 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-201201-11.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

Sources (Detail)

Source Url
CONFIRM http://bugs.debian.org/496406
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/fwbuilder
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235809
MLIST http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2

Alert History

If you want to see full details history, please login or register.
0
1
2
3
4
5
Date Informations
2021-05-04 12:08:19
  • Multiple Updates
2021-04-22 01:08:40
  • Multiple Updates
2020-05-23 00:22:32
  • Multiple Updates
2016-04-26 17:59:54
  • Multiple Updates
2014-02-17 10:47:10
  • Multiple Updates
2013-05-11 00:29:48
  • Multiple Updates