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CVE-2008-4971

Date: November 6, 2008

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.

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Related Resources (11)

http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2008-4971
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mafft
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30915
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4971
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://bugs.debian.org/496366
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44825
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235804
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2008-4971

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CWE-59

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): COMPLETE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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