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CVE-2008-4971

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.9 Published: 2008-11-06 Modified: 2026-06-16

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 Platforms

Align.Bmr.Kyushu-U.Ac Mafft

Weakness Type

CWE-59

References