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CVE-2020-17521

Published: Dec 7, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
5.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.1%
Top 40.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Apache Groovy provides extension methods to aid with creating temporary directories. Prior to this fix, Groovy's implementation of those extension methods was using a now superseded Java JDK method call that is potentially not secure on some operating systems in some contexts. Users not using the extension methods mentioned in the advisory are not affected, but may wish to read the advisory for further details. Versions Affected: 2.0 to 2.4.20, 2.5.0 to 2.5.13, 3.0.0 to 3.0.6, and 4.0.0-alpha-1. Fixed in versions 2.4.21, 2.5.14, 3.0.7, 4.0.0-alpha-2.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

Oracle Retail Bulk Data IntegrationOracle Corp.
On-prem
Databases / relational
Oracle Retail Financial IntegrationOracle Corp.
On-prem
Databases / relational
Oracle Retail Service BackboneOracle Corp.
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
GroovyApache Software Foundation
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
Apache GroovyApache Software Foundation
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
oracle corp.commercialUSDatabasesaka oracle
apache software foundationoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache foundation
and 23 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
oracle.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17521
nvd.nist.gov
https://groovy-lang.org/security.html#CVE-2020-17521
groovy-lang.org
and 19 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Dec 7, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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