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CVE-2009-4664 (GCVE-0-2009-4664)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2010-03-03 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 07:08
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2009-09-18 00:00
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      "status": "final",
      "title": "fwbuilder: Insecure temporary file handling in the generated iptables script",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2009/cve-2009-4664.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
    "suse_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2026-05-10T01:24:51Z",
      "cve": "CVE-2009-4664",
      "id": "CVE-2009-4664",
      "initial_release_date": "2023-02-15T06:01:19Z",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2009-4664",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2009-4664.json",
      "version": "3"
    }
  }
}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

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Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


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