CVE-2020-17534

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

Category

7.0
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory apache.org
Affected: n/a Apache NetBeans HTML/Java API
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra6119c0cdfccf051a846fa11b61364f5df9e7db93c310706a947f86a%40%3Cdev.netbeans.apache.org%3E vendor advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-17534?
CVE-2020-17534 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-17534?
To fix CVE-2020-17534, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-17534 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-17534 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-17534?
CVE-2020-17534 affects n/a Apache NetBeans HTML/Java API.
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