CVE-2020-27637
Published: 12 January 2021
The R programming language’s default package manager CRAN is affected by a path traversal vulnerability that can lead to server compromise. This vulnerability affects packages installed via the R CMD install cli command or the install.packages() function from the interpreter. Update to version 4.0.3
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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r-base Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needed
|
| focal |
Needed
|
|
| groovy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(4.0.3-1)
|
|
| impish |
Not vulnerable
(4.0.3-1)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(4.0.3-1)
|
|
| kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(4.0.3-1)
|
|
| lunar |
Not vulnerable
(4.0.3-1)
|
|
| mantic |
Not vulnerable
(4.0.3-1)
|
|
| trusty |
Needed
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(4.0.3)
|
|
| xenial |
Needed
|
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://bugs.r-project.org/attachment.cgi?id=2639&action=diff |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 9.8 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |