What is CVE-2020-24717?

CVE-2020-24717 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freebsd, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-08-27.

How severe is CVE-2020-24717?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Freebsd

CVE-2020-24717

OpenZFS before 2.0.0-rc1, when used on FreeBSD, misinterprets group permissions as user permissions, as demonstrated by mode 0770 being equivalent to mode 0777.

EPSS: 0.005 (37.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Freebsd
Openzfs
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24717?: CVE-2020-24717 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freebsd, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-08-27.
How severe is CVE-2020-24717?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.