CVE-2008-4956

Impact

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

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