DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3931

Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3931
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3931.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3931
Upstream
Published
2008-09-04T18:41:00Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:10:10Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / r-base

Package

Name
r-base
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/r-base?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.2-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / r-base

Package

Name
r-base
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/r-base?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.2-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / r-base

Package

Name
r-base
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/r-base?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.2-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:14 / r-base

Package

Name
r-base
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/r-base?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.7.2-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}