javareconf in R 2.7.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Priority LOW 30CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
javareconf in R 2.7.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00352 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:r_foundation:r:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7.2 | Vulnerable | R Foundation |
- cpe:2.3:a:r_foundation:r:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.2 Vulnerable ·R Foundation
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3931
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4682-r8pf-c5pm
References
Advisory 2
Other 7
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/r-base-core
- [oss-security] 20081030 CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfire
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/r-base-core-ra
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- http://bugs.debian.org/496418
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496363
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235822
Sources
- CVE-2008-3931 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-3931 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4682-r8pf-c5pm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-3931 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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