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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800996
Category:Privilege escalation
Title:Firewall Builder Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - Linux
Summary:Firewall Builder is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Firewall Builder is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is due to the application generating scripts, which are using
temporary files in an insecure manner. This can be exploited to overwrite
arbitrary files via symlink attack.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow local users to perform certain actions
with escalated privileges.

Affected Software/OS:
Firewall Builder versions 3.0.4 to 3.0.6 on Linux.

Solution:
Update to version 3.0.7

CVSS Score:
3.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-4664
BugTraq ID: 36468
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36468
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035112.html
http://osvdb.org/58247
http://secunia.com/advisories/36809
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0389
XForce ISS Database: firewallbuilder-temp-symlink(53392)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53392
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG

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