CVE-2008-3931
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-59
Link Following
Publication date:
04/09/2008
Last modified:
09/04/2025
Description
javareconf in R 2.7.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
6.90
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:r_foundation:r:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://bugs.debian.org/496418
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496363
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/r-base-core
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/r-base-core-ra
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31647
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31996
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-13.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008%3A198
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30878
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235822
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44736
- http://bugs.debian.org/496418
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496363
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/r-base-core
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/r-base-core-ra
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31647
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31996
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-13.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008%3A198
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30878
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235822
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44736