{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:27Z",
  "published": "2008-11-05T15:00:15Z",
  "id": "CVE-2008-4953",
  "details": "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.",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://bugs.debian.org/496424"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/firehol"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "isDisputed": true
  }
}