6.9

CVE-2008-4971

Exploit
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.
Daten sind bereitgestellt durch National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Align.Bmr.Kyushu-u.Ac ≫ Mafft Version6.240
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine Warnung gefunden.
EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.39% 0.306
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
nvd@nist.gov 6.9 3.4 10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
http://bugs.debian.org/496366
http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mafft
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30915
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235804
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44825