CVE-2017-15288 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Scala versions before 2.10.7, 2.11.12, and 2.12.4. The compilation daemon uses weak permissions for private files in /tmp/scala-devel, allowing local users to overwrite class files and gain elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has low attack complexity and requires low privileges, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.10.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:scala-lang:scala:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.11.0, < 2.11.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:scala-lang:scala:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.12.0, < 2.12.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:scala-lang:scala:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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