| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
| org.netbeans.html:pom | < 1.7.1 | 1.7.1 |
| html/java api | = 1.7 |
There exists a race condition between the deletion of the temporary file and the creation of the temporary directory in webkit subproject of HTML/Java API version 1.7. A similar vulnerability has recently been disclosed in other Java projects and the fix in HTML/Java API version 1.7.1 follows theirs: To avoid local privilege escalation version 1.7.1 creates the temporary directory atomically without dealing with the temporary file.
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