CVE-2008-3931
javareconf in R 2.7.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
02 Description
javareconf in R 2.7.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 28.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-09-04 18:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:00Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-09-04
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 53c10e53c339fcaa58b1b4d269166ef62ada7f59ba785bc7f33d0750d3fc9519
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com30878http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30878
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comr-javareconf-symlink(44736)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44736
- dev.gentoo.orghttp://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/r-base-core
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081030 CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfirehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
- dev.gentoo.orghttp://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/r-base-core-ra
- bugs.gentoo.orghttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/496418
- secunia.com31647http://secunia.com/advisories/31647
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200809-13http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-13.xml
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496363
- bugs.gentoo.orghttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235822
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:198http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:198
- secunia.com31996http://secunia.com/advisories/31996
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- r-base Fixed in 2.7.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- r-base Fixed in 2.7.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- r-base Fixed in 2.7.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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