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CVE-2008-3931

Published: 4 September 2008

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

Notes

AuthorNote
eslerm
cran appears to have fixed this in 2.14.0

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
r-base
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(3.4.4-1ubuntu1)
focal Not vulnerable

impish Not vulnerable

jammy Not vulnerable

kinetic Not vulnerable

lunar Not vulnerable

trusty Not vulnerable

upstream
Released (2.7.2-1)
xenial Not vulnerable

r-base-core-ra
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
trusty Ignored
(end of standard support)
upstream
Released (1.1.1-2)
xenial Ignored
(end of standard support)