CVE-2008-4971

Published Nov 6, 2008

Last updated 8 years ago

Overview

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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 6.9
Impact score: 10
Exploitability score: 3.4
Vector string: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-59

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:align.bmr.kyushu-u.ac:mafft:6.240:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "0597467A-15D3-44FB-8320-838931AFD42D"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References