Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 4, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-3931
CVE-2008-3931
Description
javareconf in R 2.7.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
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Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:r_foundation:r:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
13- secunia.com/advisories/31647nvdVendor Advisory
- bugs.debian.org/496418nvd
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvd
- dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/r-base-corenvd
- dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/r-base-core-ranvd
- secunia.com/advisories/31996nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-13.xmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30878nvd
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44736nvd
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