What is CVE-2020-10870?

CVE-2020-10870 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zim-Wiki Zim, classified under Use of Insufficiently Random Values. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-03-23.

How severe is CVE-2020-10870?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Zim-Wiki Zim

CVE-2020-10870

Zim through 0.72.1 creates temporary directories with predictable names. A malicious user could predict and create Zim's temporary directories and prevent other users from being able to start Zim, resulting in a denial of service.

EPSS: 0.003 (23.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Zim-wiki Zim
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-330 — Use of Insufficiently Random Values

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-10870?: CVE-2020-10870 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zim-Wiki Zim, classified under Use of Insufficiently Random Values. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-03-23.
How severe is CVE-2020-10870?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.