PT-2017-13970
CVE-2017-15288
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Published
2017-11-15
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Updated
2021-06-15
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Scala versions 2.10.0 through 2.10.6
Scala versions 2.11.0 through 2.11.11
Scala versions 2.12.0 through 2.12.3
Description
The compilation daemon in Scala uses weak permissions for private files in /tmp/scala-devel/${USER:shared}/scalac-compile-server-port. This allows local users to write to arbitrary class files and gain privileges.
Recommendations
For Scala versions 2.10.0 through 2.10.6, update to version 2.10.7 or later.
For Scala versions 2.11.0 through 2.11.11, update to version 2.11.12 or later.
For Scala versions 2.12.0 through 2.12.3, update to version 2.12.4 or later.
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