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Status published
Medium
CVE-2008-3931
javareconf in R 2.7.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...
Vulnerability Description
javareconf in R 2.7.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30878
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44736
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/r-base-core
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/r-base-core-ra
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- http://bugs.debian.org/496418
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31647
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-13.xml
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496363
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235822
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:198
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31996
Affected Vendor
r foundation
View all reports →Affected Software
r
Vulnerable Versions:
2.7.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 4th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.