CVE-2009-4664

Published: Mar 3, 2010Modified: Apr 29, 2026

3.3

Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 4.9

Source: NVD

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 (3)

Products: Fwbuilder: Firewall Builder

Fwbuilder

1 product

Firewall Builder

Configuration A

3 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Fwbuilder Firewall Builder	Version 3.0.4
Fwbuilder Firewall Builder	Version 3.0.5
Fwbuilder Firewall Builder	Version 3.0.6

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

References (18)

http://blog.fwbuilder.org/2009/09/firewall-builder-v307-released.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035112.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://osvdb.org/58247

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/36809

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.fwbuilder.org/docs/firewall_builder_release_notes.html#3.0.7

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36468

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0389

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=524588

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53392

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://blog.fwbuilder.org/2009/09/firewall-builder-v307-released.html