Vulnerability in Fireflier
CVE-2007-2837
The (1) getRule and (2) getChains functions in server/rules.cpp in fireflierd (fireflier-server) in FireFlier 1.1.6 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/fireflier.rules temporary file.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 3.6 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (24.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 24.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Fireflier — versions 1.1.6
- Debian Linux — versions 3.1, 4.0
References
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi (Patch)
- www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1326 (vendor-advisory, Patch)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/24718 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35226 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/25900 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- osvdb.org/37803 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/25913 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)