CVE-2008-3931

Impact

javareconf in R 2.7.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• 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-2008:198
• 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-2008:198
• 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