Executive Summary

Informations
Name MDVSA-2008:198 First vendor Publication 2008-09-16
Vendor Mandriva Last vendor Modification 2008-09-16
Severity (Vendor) N/A Revision N/A

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 6.9 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 3.4 Authentication None Required
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Detail

A symlink vulnerability was found in the javareconf script in R that allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files (CVE-2008-3931).

The updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue.

Original Source

Url : http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:198

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 1

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2009-04-09 Name : Mandriva Update for R-base MDVSA-2008:198 (R-base)
File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_198.nasl
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200809-13 (R)
File : nvt/glsa_200809_13.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
47823 R javareconf Temporary File Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2008-198.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-09-23 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200809-13.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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