Vulnerability · Published Feb 3, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-29582
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the kotlin package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.6% (higher than 85% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)2.6%top 14.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | kotlin | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-29582 |
| Debian:13 | kotlin | 1.3.31+ds1-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-29582 |
| Debian:14 | kotlin | 1.3.31+ds1-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-29582 |
| Maven | org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib | 1.4.21 | GHSA-cqj8-47ch-rvvq |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | kotlin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-29582 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | kotlin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-29582 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | kotlin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-29582 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | kotlin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-29582 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | kotlin | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-29582 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://blog.jetbrains.com x_refsource_MISC
- [kafka-users] 20210617 vulnerabilities mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2021/02/03/jetbrains-security-bulletin-q4-2020/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html x_refsource_MISC