CVE-2023-2976
Description
A flaw was found in Guava. The methodology for temporary directories and files can allow other local users or apps with accordant permissions to access the temp files, possibly leading to information exposure or tampering in the files created in the directory.
Statement
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 ships the affected component as a layered product of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application 7, and as such is affected by this flaw. However, Single Sign-On 7 does not use the affected code and is not vulnerable to exploit.
Mitigation
Temp files should be created with sufficiently non-predictable names and in a secure-permissioned, dedicated temp folder.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.4 | 7.1 | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | Local | Local | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low | Low | Low |
| User Interaction | None | None | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low | High | High |
| Integrity Impact | Low | High | None |
| Availability Impact | None | None | None |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
cve.org: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Red Hat CVSS v3 Score Explanation
This flaw potentially allows access to temp files created by the application using the default temporary file directory. This possibly affects confidentiality and integrity of such created files, and not that of the entire application or component. This is best reflected by Confidentiality and Integrity of Low, and Impact of Moderate.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Confidentiality,Integrity
Technical Impact: Read Files or Directories; Modify Files or Directories
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