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CVE-2020-17521

Published: Dec 7, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUNVD-CWE-Other
5.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.1%
Top 39.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

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 Corp.
commercial·USaka oracle
agile engineering data managementOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / erp
agile plmOn-premDatabase
Databases / data-warehouse-analytics
agile plm mcad connectorOn-prem
Enterprise Software / erp
business process management suiteOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
communications brm - elastic charging engineOn-premWeb App
Communications / messaging-chat
communications diameter signaling routerOn-prem
Databases / cache-message-queue
communications evolved communications application serverOn-premWeb App
Communications / voip-telephony
communications services gatekeeperOn-premWeb App
Databases / db-tooling
apache
oss-project·USaka apache httpd, apache http server
groovyLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
atlasOn-premDatabase
Databases / data-warehouse-analytics
Apache Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka apache foundation
GroovyOn-premLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Apache GroovyLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Maven
package-ecosystem
org.codehaus.groovy:groovy
OSS Libraries
org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all
OSS Libraries
netapp
commercial·US
snapcenter
Hardware Firmware
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://groovy-lang.org/security.html#CVE-2020-17521
groovy-lang.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4b2f13c302eec98838ff7475253091fb9b75bc1038016ba00ebf6c08%40%3Cdev.atlas.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra9dab34bf8625511f23692ad0fcee2725f782e9aad6c5cdff6cf4465%40%3Cnotifications.groovy.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
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