MEDIUM
R: Insecure auxiliary /tmp file usage (symlink attack possible)
Published Sep 4, 2008
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.35%
Description
javareconf in R 2.7.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.7.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.35% 0.00352
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00352
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00352) | 26.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00352) | 26.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00027) | 4.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (17)
- http://bugs.debian.org/496418 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496363 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/r-base-core x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/r-base-core-ra x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31647 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31996 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-13.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:198 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30878 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3931 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235822 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460658 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44736 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3931
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3931
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 4, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 4, 2008
Link CVE-2008-3931
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a