CVE-2008-4971
Publication date 6 November 2008
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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mafft | 11.10 oneiric |
Not affected
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11.04 natty |
Not affected
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10.10 maverick |
Not affected
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10.04 LTS lucid |
Not affected
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9.10 karmic |
Not affected
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9.04 jaunty |
Not affected
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8.10 intrepid |
Not affected
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8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life | |
7.10 gutsy | Not in release | |
6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release |