{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "urgency": "low"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Debian:11",
        "name": "mafft"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "6.240-2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "urgency": "low"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Debian:12",
        "name": "mafft"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "6.240-2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "urgency": "low"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Debian:13",
        "name": "mafft"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "6.240-2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "urgency": "low"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Debian:14",
        "name": "mafft"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "6.240-2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4971",
  "modified": "2026-04-28T19:53:26.690059867Z",
  "published": "2008-11-06T15:55:51.933Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4971"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2008-4971"
  ]
}