DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4956

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4956
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4956.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4956
Upstream
Published
2008-11-05T15:00:15.353Z
Modified
2025-11-19T02:04:41.820985Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / fwbuilder

Package

Name
fwbuilder
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/fwbuilder?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.19-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4956.json"

Debian:12 / fwbuilder

Package

Name
fwbuilder
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/fwbuilder?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.19-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4956.json"

Debian:13 / fwbuilder

Package

Name
fwbuilder
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/fwbuilder?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.19-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4956.json"

Debian:14 / fwbuilder

Package

Name
fwbuilder
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/fwbuilder?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.19-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4956.json"