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High severity vulnerability that affects org.scala-lang:scala-compiler

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Oct 19, 2018 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 1, 2023

Package

maven org.scala-lang:scala-compiler (Maven)

Affected versions

< 2.10.7
>= 2.11.0, < 2.11.12
>= 2.12.0, < 2.12.4

Patched versions

2.10.7
2.11.12
2.12.4

Description

The compilation daemon in Scala before 2.10.7, 2.11.x before 2.11.12, and 2.12.x before 2.12.4 uses weak permissions for private files in /tmp/scala-devel/${USER:shared}/scalac-compile-server-port, which allows local users to write to arbitrary class files and consequently gain privileges.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Nov 15, 2017
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Oct 19, 2018
Reviewed Jun 16, 2020
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

0.044%
(12th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2017-15288

GHSA ID

GHSA-qvxv-pmq9-4q7g

Source code

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