CVE-2017-15288
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 15, 2017 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:07 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorScala
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2.10.72.11.0 ≤ v < 2.11.122.12.0 ≤ v < 2.12.4
Affected range stops below 2.10.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.11.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.12.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (19)
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://scala-lang.org/news/security-update-nov17.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/scala/scala/pull/6108x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/scala/scala/pull/6120x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/scala/scala/pull/6128Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/053d9ce4d579b02203db18545fee5e33f35f2932885459b74d1e4272%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3EMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3EMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3EMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3ECVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732
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