CVE-2020-29582 Incorrect Default Permissions in JetBrains Kotlin

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

An attacker can read data from temporary files and list directories due to insecure permissions in the Kotlin standard library.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-29582?

CVE-2020-29582 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Policy, published on 3 Feb 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In JetBrains Kotlin before 1.4.21, a vulnerable Java API was used for temporary file and folder creation. An attacker was able to read data from such files and list directories due to insecure permissions.

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-29582?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib. It affects 4 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib MavenAll versions1.4.21
org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib MavenAll versions1.4.21

Products include Jetbrains Kotlin, Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Slice Selection Function, Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Policy, Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Service Communication Proxy.

How do I fix CVE-2020-29582?

Upgrade org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib to 1.4.21 or later.

Is CVE-2020-29582 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-29582 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Policy vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-29582, GHSA-cqj8-47ch-rvvq, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-29582.

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