Jython creates executables class files with wrong permissions
Published Feb 13, 2015
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.44%
Description
Jython 2.2.1 uses the current umask to set the privileges of the class cache files, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
jython
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
jython
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4
jython
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5
jython
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | jython | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 | jython | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4 | jython | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 | jython | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the versions of jython as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5 and 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
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No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
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AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00441) | 36.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00441) | 34.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00028) | 4.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0096.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00055.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:158 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2027 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=947949 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9347-9w64-q5wp Advisory
- https://github.com/jython/frozen-mirror/blob/b8d7aa4cee50c0c0fe2f4b235dd62922dd0f3f99/NEWS#L25C8-L25C15
- https://github.com/jython/frozen-mirror/commit/053949e66d307168fd70b39725f4d3e6b642acc1
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2027
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2027
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0096.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00055.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:158 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVABroken Link | |
| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2027 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=947949 | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9347-9w64-q5wp | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/jython/frozen-mirror/blob/b8d7aa4cee50c0c0fe2f4b235dd62922dd0f3f99/NEWS#L25C8-L25C15 | ||
| https://github.com/jython/frozen-mirror/commit/053949e66d307168fd70b39725f4d3e6b642acc1 | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2027 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2027 |
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