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GLSA-200809-13 : R: Insecure temporary file creation

medium Nessus Plugin ID 34259

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200809-13 (R: Insecure temporary file creation)

 Dmitry E. Oboukhov reported that the 'javareconf' script uses temporary files in an insecure manner.
 Impact :

 A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running the application.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All R users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-lang/R-2.7.1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200809-13

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 34259

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200809-13.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 9/23/2008

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:r, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 9/22/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3931

CWE: 59

GLSA: 200809-13