What is the severity of CVE-2021-22572?

CVE-2021-22572 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to expose sensitive information to unauthorized users.

How does CVE-2021-22572 affect file security?

CVE-2021-22572 affects file security by allowing temporary files created in the system's temporary directory to have world readable permissions, risking data exposure.

What systems are impacted by CVE-2021-22572?

CVE-2021-22572 impacts Unix-like systems that utilize the shared system temporary directory.

How do I mitigate CVE-2021-22572?

To mitigate CVE-2021-22572, avoid using the system temporary directory for sensitive data and set appropriate permissions on temporary files.

Which software versions are vulnerable to CVE-2021-22572?

Google Data Transfer Project versions prior to 0.3.57 are vulnerable to CVE-2021-22572.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2021-22572

medium

5.5

CWE

668 377

29/3/2022

3/8/2024

CVE-2021-22572: Data-transfer-project information disclosure via tmp directory

First published: Tue Mar 29 2022(Updated: )

On unix-like systems, the system temporary directory is shared between all users on that system. The root cause is File.createTempFile creates files in the the system temporary directory with world readable permissions. Any sensitive information written to theses files is visible to all other local users on unix-like systems. We recommend upgrading past commit https://github.com/google/data-transfer-project/pull/969

Credit: cve-coordination@google.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Google Data Transfer Project	<0.3.57

Remedy

https://github.com/google/data-transfer-project/pull/969

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-22572?
CVE-2021-22572 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to expose sensitive information to unauthorized users.
How does CVE-2021-22572 affect file security?
CVE-2021-22572 affects file security by allowing temporary files created in the system's temporary directory to have world readable permissions, risking data exposure.
What systems are impacted by CVE-2021-22572?
CVE-2021-22572 impacts Unix-like systems that utilize the shared system temporary directory.
How do I mitigate CVE-2021-22572?
To mitigate CVE-2021-22572, avoid using the system temporary directory for sensitive data and set appropriate permissions on temporary files.
Which software versions are vulnerable to CVE-2021-22572?
Google Data Transfer Project versions prior to 0.3.57 are vulnerable to CVE-2021-22572.

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