Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 6, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-4971
CVE-2008-4971
Description
mafft-homologs in mafft 6.240 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) /tmp/_vf#?????, (2) /tmp/_if#?????, (3) /tmp/_pf#?????, (4) /tmp/_af#?????, (5) /tmp/_rid#?????, (6) /tmp/_res#?????, (7) /tmp/_q#?????, and (8) /tmp/_bf#????? temporary files.
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:align.bmr.kyushu-u.ac:mafft:6.240:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
8- dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mafftnvdExploit
- bugs.debian.org/496366nvd
- uvw.ru/report.lenny.txtnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30915nvd
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44825nvd
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