CVE-2023-2976 (GCVE-0-2023-2976)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-14 17:36 – Updated: 2026-02-25 16:57
VLAI
Title
Use of temporary directory for file creation in `FileBackedOutputStream` in Guava
Summary
Use of Java's default temporary directory for file creation in `FileBackedOutputStream` in Google Guava versions 1.0 to 31.1 on Unix systems and Android Ice Cream Sandwich allows other users and apps on the machine with access to the default Java temporary directory to be able to access the files created by the class. Even though the security vulnerability is fixed in version 32.0.0, we recommend using version 32.0.1 as version 32.0.0 breaks some functionality under Windows.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions
  • CWE-552 - Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Google Guava Affected: 1.0 , < 32.0.0 (custom)
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