CVE catalog

CVE-2008-4971

mafft: CVE-2008-4971

Severity: Medium
Published: Nov 6, 2008, 3:55:51 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.39% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	mafft	sid	`7.525-1`	fixed
Debian	mafft	forky	`7.525-1`	fixed
Debian	mafft	trixie	`7.505-1`	fixed
Debian	mafft	bookworm	`7.505-1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	mafft	source	sid	`6.240-2`	low	Not reported	[496366]
Debian	mafft	source	forky	`6.240-2`	low	Not reported	[496366]
Debian	mafft	source	trixie	`6.240-2`	low	Not reported	[496366]
Debian	mafft	source	bookworm	`6.240-2`	low	Not reported	[496366]

[Debian bug #496366]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[mafft]Fixed
Details (2)
- 7.505-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.240-2
  dsa · mafft · debian · bookworm; dsa · mafft · debian · 12
- 7.505-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.240-2
  dsa · mafft · debian · bookworm; dsa · mafft · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[mafft]Fixed
Source package: [mafft]
Details (2)
- 7.505-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.240-2
  dsa · mafft · debian · 13
- 7.505-1+b1 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.240-2
  dsa · mafft · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:22 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]