CVE-2008-4971
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4971
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2008-4971.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2008-4971
- Downstream
- Published
- 2008-11-06T15:55:51Z
- Modified
- 2026-04-10T03:40:19.937567Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
- References
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- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mafft
- http://bugs.debian.org/496366
- http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30915
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235804
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44825