UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27637

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-27637
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27637.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27637
Upstream
Published
2021-01-12T04:15:00Z
Modified
2026-04-22T12:37:37.964814Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The R programming language’s default package manager CRAN is affected by a path traversal vulnerability that can lead to server compromise. This vulnerability affects packages installed via the R CMD install cli command or the install.packages() function from the interpreter. Update to version 4.0.3

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / r-base

Package

Name
r-base
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/r-base@3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.0.1-3ubuntu1
3.0.2-1ubuntu1
3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "r-base"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "r-base-core"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "r-base-html"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "r-doc-html"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "r-doc-info"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "r-doc-pdf"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "r-mathlib"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "r-recommended"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27637.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / r-base

Package

Name
r-base
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/r-base@3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.2.2-1
3.2.2.20151203-1
3.2.3-1
3.2.3-2
3.2.3-4
3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3",
            "binary_name": "r-base"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3",
            "binary_name": "r-base-core"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3",
            "binary_name": "r-base-html"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3",
            "binary_name": "r-doc-html"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3",
            "binary_name": "r-doc-info"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3",
            "binary_name": "r-doc-pdf"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3",
            "binary_name": "r-mathlib"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3",
            "binary_name": "r-recommended"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27637.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / r-base

Package

Name
r-base
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/r-base@3.4.4-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.4.2-1ubuntu1
3.4.2-1ubuntu2
3.4.2-2ubuntu1
3.4.3-1
3.4.3-1build1
3.4.4-1
3.4.4-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.4-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "r-base"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.4-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "r-base-core"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.4-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "r-base-html"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.4-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "r-doc-html"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.4-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "r-doc-info"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.4-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "r-doc-pdf"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.4-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "r-mathlib"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.4-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "r-recommended"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27637.json"

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / r-base

Package

Name
r-base
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/r-base@3.6.3-2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.6.1-4
3.6.1-7
3.6.2-2
3.6.2.20200221-1
3.6.2.20200221-1build1
3.6.3-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.6.3-2",
            "binary_name": "r-base"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.6.3-2",
            "binary_name": "r-base-core"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.6.3-2",
            "binary_name": "r-base-html"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.6.3-2",
            "binary_name": "r-doc-html"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.6.3-2",
            "binary_name": "r-doc-info"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.6.3-2",
            "binary_name": "r-doc-pdf"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.6.3-2",
            "binary_name": "r-mathlib"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.6.3-2",
            "binary_name": "r-recommended"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27637.json"