UBUNTU-CVE-2008-3931

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-3931
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2008/UBUNTU-CVE-2008-3931.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2008-3931
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:42:38Z
Published
2008-09-04T18:41:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:15:47.946913Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
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

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / r-base

Package

Name
r-base
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/r-base@3.4.4-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.4.4-1ubuntu1

Affected versions

3.*

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "r-base",
            "binary_version": "3.4.4-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "r-base-core",
            "binary_version": "3.4.4-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "r-base-core-dbg",
            "binary_version": "3.4.4-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "r-base-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.4.4-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "r-base-html",
            "binary_version": "3.4.4-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "r-doc-html",
            "binary_version": "3.4.4-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "r-doc-info",
            "binary_version": "3.4.4-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "r-doc-pdf",
            "binary_version": "3.4.4-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "r-mathlib",
            "binary_version": "3.4.4-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "r-recommended",
            "binary_version": "3.4.4-1ubuntu1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}