CVE-2009-4664
N/A
Published: March 3, 2010 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:14 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFirewall Builder· also runs on 1 platform
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Runs on — not affected
The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (9)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://blog.fwbuilder.org/2009/09/firewall-builder-v307-released.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035112.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/36809x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://www.fwbuilder.org/docs/firewall_builder_release_notes.html#3.0.7VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0389Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-59
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