Vulnerability in Audacityteam Audacity

CVE-2020-11867

Audacity through 2.3.3 saves temporary files to /var/tmp/audacity-$USER by default. After Audacity creates the temporary directory, it sets its permissions to 755. Any user on the system can read and play the temporary audio .au files located there.

EPSS: 0.005 (38.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-11867?
CVE-2020-11867 is a low-severity vulnerability in Audacityteam Audacity, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2020-11-30.
How severe is CVE-2020-11867?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.