CVE-2008-4956 (GCVE-0-2008-4956)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-11-05 14:51 – Updated: 2024-09-17 03:18
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Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
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