#VU50139 Incorrect default permissions in Guava: Google Core Libraries For Java - CVE-2020-8908
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50139
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8908
CWE-ID:
CWE-276
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Guava: Google Core Libraries For Java
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: Google
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect default permissions for files located in the temporary directory set by the Guava com.google.common.io.Files.createTempDir(). A local user with access to the system can view contents of files and directories or modify them.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Guava: Google Core Libraries For Java: 1.0 - 31.1
External links
https://github.com/google/guava/commit/fec0dbc4634006a6162cfd4d0d09c962073ddf40
https://github.com/google/guava/issues/4011
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r215b3d50f56faeb2f9383505f3e62faa9f549bb23e8a9848b78a968e@%3Ccommits.ws.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4776f62dfae4a0006658542f43034a7fc199350e35a66d4e18164ee6@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r68d86f4b06c808204f62bcb254fcb5b0432528ee8d37a07ef4bc8222@%3Ccommits.ws.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r841c5e14e1b55281523ebcde661ece00b38a0569e00ef5e12bd5f6ba@%3Cissues.maven.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb8c0f1b7589864396690fe42a91a71dea9412e86eec66dc85bbacaaf@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbc7642b9800249553f13457e46b813bea1aec99d2bc9106510e00ff3@%3Ctorque-dev.db.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc2dbc4633a6eea1fcbce6831876cfa17b73759a98c65326d1896cb1a@%3Ctorque-dev.db.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd5d58088812cf8e677d99b07f73c654014c524c94e7fedbdee047604@%3Ctorque-dev.db.apache.org%3E
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-COMGOOGLEGUAVA-1015415
https://github.com/google/guava/issues/2575
https://github.com/google/guava/issues/4011
https://github.com/google/guava/releases/tag/v32.0.0
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
