CVE catalog
CVE-2017-15288
scala: CVE-2017-15288
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.7
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.35% · Oct 25, 2026
The compilation daemon in Scala before 2.10.7, 2.11.x before 2.11.12, and 2.12.x before 2.12.4 uses weak permissions for private files in /tmp/scala-devel/${USER:shared}/scalac-compile-server-port, which allows local users to write to arbitrary class files and consequently gain privileges.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | scala | sid | 2.11.12-6 | fixed |
| Debian | scala | forky | 2.11.12-6 | fixed |
| Debian | scala | trixie | 2.11.12-6 | fixed |
| Debian | scala | bookworm | 2.11.12-5 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | scala | 16.04 | 2.11.6-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | scala | 16.04 | 2.11.6-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | scala | 16.04 | 2.11.6-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | scala | 16.04 | 2.11.6-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | scala | 16.04 | 2.11.6-6 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | scala | source | sid | 2.11.12-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | scala | source | forky | 2.11.12-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | scala | source | trixie | 2.11.12-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | scala | source | bookworm | 2.11.12-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [scala]Fixed
Details (2)
2.11.12-5· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.11.12-1dsa · scala · debian · bookworm; dsa · scala · debian · 12
2.11.12-5· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.11.12-1dsa · scala · debian · bookworm; dsa · scala · debian · 12
- [scala-doc]Fixed
Source package: [scala]
Details (2)
2.11.12-5· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.11.12-1dsa · scala · debian · bookworm; dsa · scala · debian · 12
2.11.12-5· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.11.12-1dsa · scala · debian · bookworm; dsa · scala · debian · 12
- [scala-library]Fixed
Source package: [scala]
Details (2)
2.11.12-5· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.11.12-1dsa · scala · debian · bookworm; dsa · scala · debian · 12
2.11.12-5· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.11.12-1dsa · scala · debian · bookworm; dsa · scala · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [scala]Fixed
Details (2)
2.11.12-6· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.11.12-1dsa · scala · debian · 13
2.11.12-6· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.11.12-1dsa · scala · debian · 13
- [scala-doc]Fixed
Source package: [scala]
Details (2)
2.11.12-6· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.11.12-1dsa · scala · debian · 13
2.11.12-6· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.11.12-1dsa · scala · debian · 13
- [scala-library]Fixed
Source package: [scala]
Details (2)
2.11.12-6· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.11.12-1dsa · scala · debian · 13
2.11.12-6· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.11.12-1dsa · scala · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15288]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15288]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15288]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2017/cve-2017-15288.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]