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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)…

Medium6.9EPSS 0.39%
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mitre

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2008-4971, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Medium6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.39% · top 67% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.

Weakness

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