CVE-2008-4971

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...

CVE-2008-4971

CVE-2008-4971 concerns mafft-homologs in mafft 6.240, where a local attacker can overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack targeting temporary files in /tmp (names include _vf#?????, _if#?????, _pf#?????, _af#?????, _rid#?????, _res#?????, _q#?????, _bf#?????). The core issue is a symlink ra...

CVE-2008-4971

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...