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.
Affected products
- align.bmr.kyushu-u.ac / mafft6.240 – 6.240
References
- MISChttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235804
- MAILING_LISThttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30915
- MISChttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- MISChttp://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
- MISChttp://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/mafft
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://bugs.debian.org/496366
- MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44825