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CVE-2008-4971

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.39%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-11-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2008-4971
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.9
EPSS
0.39%

Original NVD 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.