FKIE_CVE-2008-3931
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-09-04 18:41 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:56
Severity
Summary
javareconf in R 2.7.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| r_foundation | r | 2.7.2 |
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