DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4971

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4971
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4971.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4971
Upstream
Published
2008-11-06T15:55:51.933Z
Modified
2026-04-28T20:10:49.966195Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Debian:11 / mafft

Package

Name
mafft
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mafft?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.240-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4971.json"

Debian:12 / mafft

Package

Name
mafft
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mafft?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.240-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4971.json"

Debian:13 / mafft

Package

Name
mafft
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mafft?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.240-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4971.json"

Debian:14 / mafft

Package

Name
mafft
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mafft?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.240-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4971.json"