UBUNTU-CVE-2008-3931

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2008-3931

    Published: 4 Sept 2008Last Modified: 16 Jul 2025
    Upstream:

    Summary:

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

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: r-base

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.4.4-1ubuntu1

    Affected versions

    3.4.2-1ubuntu1
    3.4.2-1ubuntu2
    3.4.2-2ubuntu1
    3.4.3-1
    3.4.3-1build1
    3.4.4-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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