CVE-2020-17534 — HIGH (7.0)

Vulnerability Description

There exists a race condition between the deletion of the temporary file and the creation of the temporary directory in `webkit` subproject of HTML/Java API version 1.7. A similar vulnerability has recently been disclosed in other Java projects and the fix in HTML/Java API version 1.7.1 follows theirs: To avoid local privilege escalation version 1.7.1 creates the temporary directory atomically without dealing with the temporary file: https://github.com/apache/netbeans-html4j/commit/fa70e507e5555e1adb4f6518479fc408a7abd0e6

CVSS Score

7.0

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apache	Html\/Java Api	1.7

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-362

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra6119c0cdfccf051a846fa11b61364f5df9e7db93cMailing ListVendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra6119c0cdfccf051a846fa11b61364f5df9e7db93cMailing ListVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2020-17534?

CVE-2020-17534 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH). There exists a race condition between the deletion of the temporary file and the creation of the temporary directory in `webkit` subproject of HTML/Java API version 1.7. A similar vulnerability has re...

How severe is CVE-2020-17534?

CVE-2020-17534 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2020-17534?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Apache Html\/Java Api.