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CVE-2008-7273

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-11-18 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

A symlink issue exists in Iceweasel-firegpg before 0.6 due to insecure tempfile handling.

Affected products

• Getfiregpg Iceweasel-Firegpg: before 0.6 — fixed in 0.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Getfiregpg Iceweasel-Firegpg 0.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-7273
• https://vulners.com/securityvulns/SECURITYVULNS:DOC:20757?utm_source=securityvulns&utm_medium=redirect
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/14/2
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-7273
• https://vulners.com/securityvulns/SECURITYVULNS:DOC:20757?utm_source=securityvulns&utm_medium=redirect
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/14/2

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